US FREIGHT company United Parcel Service (UPS) has teamed up with 9,800-strong pharmacy chain CVS Health to explore drone delivery of prescription pharmaceuticals to consumers.
The announcement follows last week's revelation from rival logistics firm FedEx which has just completed its first residential drone delivery under a pilot program.
FedEx is already testing business to consumer drone deliveries with Wing, Google's drone subsidiary, and Walgreens.
The UPS arrangement, under the banner UPS Flight Forward, and its partner Matternet this month became the first drone delivery service to receive full certification from the Federal Aviation Administration to operate a drone airline.
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