Drones Make the Medicine Go Down

Drones Make the Medicine Go Down


UPS Flight Forward Inc. and CVS Pharmacy have successfully completed the first revenue-generating drone delivery of a medical prescription from a CVS pharmacy directly to a consumer's home. This was followed by another delivery of a medical prescription to a second customer in a nearby retirement community. Both flights used the M2 drone system by UPS partner and drone systems developer Matternet.

The deliveries mark another milestone in a collaboration between UPS and CVS to develop a variety of drone delivery use cases, including business-to-consumer operating models. The companies plan ongoing drone delivery program development in order to bring to market the speed and convenience advantages of UAVs.