Washington D.C.  June 21, 2005 United Press International advertisement Machines to dispense drug refills By Hari Krishnan Jun. 21, 2005 at 1:00PM Customers, tired of waiting in long lines at U.S. pharmacies, will now be able to get refills of prescription drugs from automatic-teller-like machines.       Once customers have filled an initial prescription with the pharmacist, they can register to retrieve and pay for refills at a vending machine in the store, even when the pharmacy counter isn't open, the Wall Street Journal reported.       Consumers will order refills in the usual way, either online or by phone. A pharmacist fills the script and places packaged medicines in the machine. To pick up the order, consumers log on with a user name and password and swipe a credit or debit card. Their pre-wrapped package drops into the bin, the r

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