Pharmacies in Hawaii will now be able to set up remote vending units to deliver prescription medicines to low income residents in rural areas following a vote by the state's legislature last week, according to the Kauai Garden Island News. While the measure passed unanimously, it faced criticism from a number of parties including some pharmacists. Considering the shortage of pharmacists and the number of consumers in rural areas and elsewhere without convenient access to drugstores, do you expect to see more companies in the business of dispensing prescriptions push for remote vending units?

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