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        <title><![CDATA[Uber launches prescription delivery service in Seattle, Dallas]]></title>
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        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Uber has started delivering prescriptions to help people avoid trips to the pharmacy during the coronavirus pandemic.</p><p>The ride-hailing giant launched the new service in Seattle and Dallas under its Uber Health banner, the company <strong>announced</strong> Thursday. It&#8217;s a partnership with NimbleRX, a startup that works with pharmacies and couriers to bring prescriptions to users&#8217; homes.</p><p>Uber plans to expand the service in &#8220;the coming months&#8221; now that it has integrated with Nimble, which said it has seen a spike in demand from pharmacies and consumers alike over the last several months.</p><p>&#8220;Through this partnership with Uber Health, we are able to dramatically increase the availability of on-demand delivery of an essential product like prescriptions, which is leading to a further increase in demand in all markets we are already active in,&#8221; Nimble founder and CEO Talha Sattar said in a statement.</p><p>Uber is the latest entrant into the growing prescription delivery market. Pharmacy giants CVS and Walgreens launched similar services in recent years and waived delivery fees during the COVID-19 crisis. Other players include Capsule, a New York-based digital pharmacy startup, and PillPack, which Amazon acquired in 2018.</p><p>San Francisco-based Uber has expanded its delivery options as the pandemic tanked demand for its core ride-hailing service. The company rolled out its Uber Direct and Uber Connect services in April to deliver packages and retail products after adding grocery and convenience-store deliveries to its Uber Eats takeout platform. It also announced plans last month to <strong>acquire rival food-delivery service Postmates</strong> for $2.6 billion.</p><p>Uber shares were down about 1.4 percent at $28.99 as of 9:30 a.m. Thursday.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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