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Re: Walgreens Developer APIs

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so the only api function they have that looks remotely interesting to me is the prescriptions one. I don't work in the health-tech space, so are there no pre-existing APIs for submitting prescriptions? how do EMR systems do it now? Maybe there could be an opportunity here for prescription submission + courier/delivery guy API integration to get on demand pickups of meds?

EMRs have this data and some of them expose it via APIs but there's usually more of an approval process than imagine Walgreen's requires.

Re: Walgreens Developer APIs

#13
Prescription API? IANAL, but this seems like it could have some serious legal issues. Regardless, it is great to see how retailers are taking the web seriously now and are building API's.

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#15
If anyone wants to learn more about the various APIs that Walgreens offers, I run the program and can help out. Just drop a note to apibizdev@walgreens.com or tweet us at @WalgreensAPI. We have photo printing, the aforementioned Rx refill and a tie-in with our rewards program and fitness apps/wearables.

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post #13

Prescription API? IANAL, but this seems like it could have some serious legal issues. Regardless, it is great to see how retailers are taking the web seriously now and are building API's.

We have a very simple API. We are not sending back any Rx info. You send us the Walgreens Rx and we present back a select store and time checkout. No customer name. No medication info.

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post #3

Can anyone share their hands-on experience using the Walgreens QuickPrints photo API?

We have over 100 integrated apps with our photo printing API and offer a revenue share of up to 20% on the order once it's sold. Over 8200 locations in the US and many different photo products (https://developer.walgreens.com/page/quickprints-product-inf...).

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post #17
post #3

Can anyone share their hands-on experience using the Walgreens QuickPrints photo API?

We have over 100 integrated apps with our photo printing API and offer a revenue share of up to 20% on the order once it's sold. Over 8200 locations in the US and many different photo products ( https://developer.walgreens.com/page/quickprints-product-inf... ).

Here are some of the many apps we are integrated with https://developer.walgreens.com/blog_categories/QuickPrints.

Re: Walgreens Developer APIs

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post #9

As both a developer and someone who takes medicine, I'd just like to say: NO I shred my Prescription labels, and now they're basically going to be opened up to the world for some stupid developer to expose because he/she didn't think it through? Apple's location data was secure until 3rd party apps leaked it. No thanks. The convenience is not worth the loss in security/privacy

Read the docs.

All they give out is the store location/pickup time for an RX# request, no identification info, no medication info.

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