A woman stands over a box from Amazon RxPass through Amazon Pharmacy with a prescription bottle in her hand.
  • Amazon RxPass lets Prime members access generic medications for just $5 a month.
  • Anyone can browse Amazon Pharmacy for free, but they'll need to pay for medications purchased.
  • Amazon Pharmacy's PillPack service helps consumers manage multiple medications.

The average American spends just under $1,000 annually on prescription medication, according to data cited by the Peter G. Peterson Foundation. That's compared to $590 in Canada, $381 in Belgium, and $273 in the UK. Long story short, Americans spend a lot of money on medicine every year.

Amazon is trying to get a cut of this business with their Amazon Pharmacy RxPass offering.