Amazon.com, Inc.

Amazon is now selling its own branded over-the-counter medications such as Advil, Mucinex and Nicorette, as well as options from Perrigo's generic GoodSense brand on its global platform.

A near-unanimous 99.9% of votes cast sanctioned the $4.5-billion transaction, well above the two-thirds requirement.

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One outlet reported that it has already obtained wholesale drug distribution licences in several U.S. states, but the company has yet to comment publicly

As part of the sale, Jean Coutu's shareholders were given 11% of the shares of the supermarket chain

Amazon may be looking to pharmacy as its newest business consumable. A recent CNBC report noted that the retail giant hired a general manager—Mark Lyons from Premera Blue Cross—several months ago to oversee a team that will develop a pharmacy strategy.