Script Runner and Uber Direct partner to improve prescription delivery in Canada
Script Runner, an artificial intelligence-driven logistics platform designed to increase the efficiency of medication distribution and delivery, has partnered with transportation giant Uber. With this new arrangement, pharmacies now have the option of using Uber to deliver prescriptions in Canada as well as their existing delivery drivers. The partnership also gives Script Runner pharmacy clients access to Uber Direct’s technology, allowing them to organize prescription deliveries into optimized routes, which the companies say enables quicker deliveries, more efficient use of resources and lower costs.
Founded in 2024, the Script Runner system is in use in over 150 pharmacy and healthcare sites across Canada and has been used to delivered over a million prescriptions, but this partnership with Uber Direct—and their optimized delivery routes—will bring medications to patients even quicker.
"In rural Alberta, delivery workforce shortages are a constant challenge for pharmacies," said Fayaz Rajabali, franchise owner of three pharmacies and past President of the Alberta College of Pharmacy, in a press release. "By ensuring it's done properly and within the right regulatory framework, Script Runner's innovative approach with Uber helps us deliver more prescriptions in fewer trips. That means saving time, lowering costs, and ensuring patients receive their medications quickly and reliably, even when resources are stretched."
In that same release, Uber Direct’s U.S. and Canada head Kiran Vinta said: "We're excited to partner with Script Runner to bring more options to Canadian pharmacies. With Script Runner's logistics platform, pharmacies can serve patients faster and more efficiently while reducing strain on their operations. This is an example of technology improving access to care."
