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Walgreens is quietly using robots and AI to fill your prescriptions. 💊🤖
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1/ Walgreens is quietly turning into a robot pharmacy. Instead of having pharmacists fill every prescription by hand, they’re now using robotic micro-fulfillment centers. These tech-powered hubs handle millions of prescriptions each month—and they're only getting bigger.
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2/ They’ve already built 12 of these automated centers across the U.S., including a new one in Minnesota that alone will fill 13 million prescriptions a year. These robots aren’t just cool—they’ve helped cut fulfillment costs by nearly 13% and made the process way faster.
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3/ But it’s not just about hardware. Walgreens is tapping into AI to manage inventory, predict demand, and flag potential drug interactions. It’s the kind of back-end automation that frees up pharmacists to spend more time helping patients, not counting pills.
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4/ This shift also tackles burnout. With robots and AI handling the routine stuff, human pharmacists are focusing on things like vaccinations and health screenings. More care, less stress, and more time with people—that’s the goal.
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5/ Walgreens wants these systems running in over 5,000 stores by year-end. It’s part of a broader $10B push to reinvent their business. Pharmacy in 2025? It’s looking a lot like a sci-fi logistics hub—but with better healthcare.
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