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A Lloydspharmacy and Royal Mail trial that will speed up the multiple's Echo delivery service could eventually lead to a same-day delivery service, the companies have announced.
The trial – which will run for up to three months – gives patients in London and some parts of south east England the option of receiving their repeat and acute prescriptions sooner than they would under the current Echo delivery service, Royal Mail and Echo said in a statement last week (March 5).
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