Amazon Pharmacy announced two major updates on Tuesday — an expansion of PillPack to Medicare Part D and a new caregiver feature — that experts say will have a major effect on medication adherence.

PillPack helps people who take multiple prescriptions by sending them monthly shipments of personalized, pre-organized medication packets. The packets are labeled with date and time to help people adhere to their medications. Now, more than 50 million Medicare Part D beneficiaries who have multiple daily medications are able to access PillPack through their insurance. The announcement comes as about two-thirds of Medicare beneficiaries battle two or more chronic conditions.

With the new caregiver feature, customers can invite loved ones to manage medications on the customer’s behalf throug

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