CVS begins delivering prescriptions to home via UPS drones

This is not the first paid delivery of any kind from UPS. The company has an agreement to provide medical tests between the WakeMed facilities in Raleigh. It is a commercial scheme over areas that are under the control of a company. Now it flies in residential areas and delivers to everyday people. Alphabet's Wing already supplies medicine as part of a pilot program, but it is limited to medical without medicine, gifts and snacks.

It's not exactly a thriving business with just two deliveries. However, it is still a significant milestone. Deliveries point to a future where you do not have to go to the pharmacy, or else wait for a courier to complete their usual rounds ̵

1; you can get the medicine you need within minutes of the supply running out. It also promises well for mainstream adoption of drone delivery, though it will probably take a long time before you can assume that prescription pills will descend from the sky.