New Vending Machines?

While clicking through the odd news stories that are featured on the Yahoo! homepage I came across one that caught my eye. It was called "Vending machines being filled with iPods, Rx". It was not the iPods that threw me off but the Rx - I'm sure we are all familiar with the vending machines seen in airport terminals selling iPods, portable DVD players, disposable cell phones, etc. but I can't imagine walking past a vending machine filled with prescriptions.

I am still somewhat weirded out by the concept of buying an iPod or other expensive electronic device from a vending machine (I can't imagine charging $300 to something I usually buy candy out of) but I didn't think I would ever trust or buy one of my prescriptions from there until I researched the vendor. 

The company is called InstyMeds and they provide "outpatient medication services at health care centers 24 hours a day, 7 days a week." Not only will this save this hospital money, not having to ensure that a pharmacist is available 24 hours a day and it will improve customer satisfaction at locations offering this service since they will always have access to filling their prescriptions and will have the ability to immediately take their medication.

The down side to this is the lack of personal interaction between pharmacist and patient which could pose problems related to the patients full understanding of their meds or the interactions with others meds that they are currently taking.

Personally, I would love to have access to a machine like this. The CVS near my house at home is always busy and they always make a mistake. I would love to be able to walk up to a machine and leave 2 minutes later with my prescription without having to wait in line for 15 minutes. 

What do you guys think? Could you get used to this?

Yahoo! article:

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/upshot/vending-machines-being-filled-ipods-rx-201026121.html

InstyMeds website:

http://www.instymeds.com/