Amazon will soon make prescription drugs fall from the Texas sky when the e-commerce giant becomes the latest company to test drone deliveries for medications.
The company said Wednesday that customers in College Station can get prescriptions delivered by a drone within an hour of placing their order.
The drone, programmed to fly from a delivery center with a secure pharmacy, will travel to the customer’s address, descend to a height of about 4 meters — or 13 feet — and drop a padded package.
Amazon says customers will be able to choose from more than 500 medications on a list that includes common treatments for conditions like the flu or pneumonia, but not controlled substances.