Script Runner partners with Uber Direct to launch prescription delivery in Canada

Script Runner, an AI-powered medication logistics platform, has partnered with Uber Direct to introduce prescription delivery services in Canada, offering pharmacies a faster and lower-cost way to deliver medications at scale.

Through Uber Direct’s software, pharmacies can now organize prescriptions into optimized delivery routes, improving efficiency, reducing costs and easing staffing pressures across the industry.

“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. “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.”

Uber said the partnership will help enhance access and efficiency in the Canadian pharmacy sector.

“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,” said Kiran Vinta, head of Uber Direct for the U.S. and Canada.

The collaboration follows Script Runner’s 2024 milestone of completing Canada’s first long-distance autonomous drone delivery of insulin, marking another step in the company’s push to modernize pharmacy logistics.