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This article is a list of pharmacies (also known as chemists and drugstores) by country.

Algeria

Pharmacies in Algeria are independently owned by licensed pharmacists

  • Laouisset Pharmacy

Australia

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Pharmacies in Australia are mostly independently owned by pharmacists, often operated as franchises of retail brands offered by the three major pharmaceutical wholesalers in Australia: Australian Pharmaceutical Industries (API), Sigma Pharmaceuticals and EBOS Group. A minority of pharmacies are owned by friendly societies, particularly in Victoria and South Australia.

  • Chemist Warehouse
  • TerryWhite Chemmart
  • Priceline Pharmacies
  • Amcal

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Canada

thumb|right|250px|Pharmaprix drugstore in Alma

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  • Brunet
  • Costco
  • DRUGStore Pharmacy
  • Familiprix
  • Jean Coutu
  • Lawtons
  • London Drugs
  • PharmaChoice
  • Pharmasave
  • Proxim (merger of Essaim and Santé Services)
  • Rexall
  • Shoppers Drug Mart (Pharmaprix in Quebec)
  • Uniprix
  • Value Drug Mart
  • Walmart

Online pharmacies

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  • Canadian International Pharmacy Association

Defunct chains

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  • Cadieux (acquired by Jean Coutu in 1987)
  • Cumberland Drugs (acquired by Uniprix 53 and Jean Coutu 19 in 1997)

China

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The key players in the drugstore industry in China are:

  • China Nepstar – Shenzhen-based; China's largest
  • Super-Pharm – Israeli company; had about 65 stores in China as of 2007
  • Watsons – owned by HK-based Hutchison Whampoa

Hong Kong

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  • Mannings
  • Watsons

Defunct chains

  • CR Care (subsidiary of CR Vanguard , closed in 2024)

Macau

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  • Watsons

Denmark

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In Denmark, all pharmacies are owned by the Association of Danish Pharmacies and controlled by the state. There are two pharmaceutically trained groups with a higher education in the Danish pharmacies: pharmaconomists () and pharmacists (). There are also pharmacy technicians () who have a vocational training and unskilled laborers/workers () who perform manual labour.

Germany

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In Germany, pharmacies are known as Apotheken. As in France, they are all independently owned by pharmacists, and as in France, there are no pharmacy chains.

Online pharmacy

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  • Celesio
  • dm-drogerie markt

India

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  • MedPlus
  • Apollo Pharmacy

Online Pharmacies

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  • Pharmeasy
  • TATA 1MG

Indonesia

  • Kimia Farma
  • Guardian Pharmacy
  • Watsons

Ireland

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  • Lloyds Pharmacy

Israel

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thumb|A [[Super-Pharm in Arad, Israel]]

  • Super-Pharm

Malaysia

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  • Guardian Pharmacy
  • Watsons

Online pharmacy

  • DoctorOnCall

Mexico

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  • Farmacias Benavides
  • Farmacias Guadalajara

Netherlands

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Pharmacies in the Netherlands are mostly independently owned by pharmacists. In 2011, 31% of all pharmacies were part of one of the following chains:

  • Alliance Healthcare
  • Dio Drogist
  • Mediq

New Zealand

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  • Unichem
  • Life Pharmacy
  • Chemist Warehouse

Norway

thumb|An [[Apotek 1 pharmacy in Oslo, Norway]]

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  • Alliance Boots (opened in 2008 under the name Boots Apotek, using the same logos and products as in the UK)
  • Apotek 1
  • Central Norway Pharmaceutical Trust
  • Ditt Apotek
  • Northern Norway Pharmaceutical Trust
  • Southern and Eastern Norway Pharmaceutical Trust
  • Vitusapotek
  • Western Norway Pharmaceutical Trust

Philippines

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  • Mercury Drug
  • South Star Drug
  • The Generics Pharmacy
  • Watsons

Poland

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  • Super-Pharm

Puerto Rico

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  • CVS
  • Walgreens

Defunct chains

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  • Farmacias El Amal

Singapore

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  • Guardian Pharmacy
  • Watsons Pharmacy

Sweden

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  • Apoteket
  • Doc Morris

Switzerland

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  • Pharmacy of the Eastern Vaud Hospitals

Taiwan

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  • Cosmed
  • Great Tree Pharmacy
  • Matsumoto Kiyoshi
  • MedFirst
  • Tomod's
  • Wellcare
  • Watsons
  • Don Don Donki

Japan

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  • Tomod's
  • Matsumoto Kiyoshi

Thailand

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  • Alliance Boots
  • GNC
  • Watsons

United Arab Emirates

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  • Aster DM Healthcare

United Kingdom

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  • Asda Pharmacy
  • Boots Pharmacy
  • Morrisons Pharmacy
  • Superdrug Pharmacy
  • Tesco Pharmacy
  • Waitrose Pharmacy
  • Well Pharmacy

Other pharmacies

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  • Numarkbuying group of over 2,000 independently owned pharmacies in the UK

Internet pharmacies

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  • Pharmacy2U – online mail-order pharmacy located in the UK

United States

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Many pharmacy chains in the United States are owned and operated by regional supermarket brands, or national big-box store brands such as Walmart. These pharmacies are located within their larger chain stores. The three largest free-standing pharmacy chains in the United States are Walgreens, CVS, and Rite Aid.

Stand-alone pharmacy chains

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  • Boone Drug
  • CVS Pharmacy
  • Discount Drug Mart
  • Duane Reade (subsidiary of Walgreens since 2010; operates as separate brand name)
  • Family Pharmacy
  • Good Neighbor Pharmacy
  • Hartig Drug
  • Health Mart
  • Kinney Drugs
  • Leader Drug Stores
  • Lewis Drug
  • Longs Drugs (subsidiary of CVS since 2008)
  • Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy
  • Navarro Discount Pharmacies (subsidiary of CVS since 2015)
  • Rite Aid
  • Thrifty White
  • Valu-Rite
  • Walgreens

Defunct chains

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  • Arbor Drugs (acquired by CVS in 1998)
  • Bartell Drugs (converted into CVS)
  • Big B Drugs (acquired by Revco in 1996; rebranded as CVS in 1997)
  • Brooks Pharmacy (acquired by Rite Aid in 2007)
  • Cunningham Drug (acquired by Walgreens in 1991)
  • Dart Drug (bankrupt in 1990)
  • Drug Emporium
  • Drug Fair (company liquidated in 2009, assets purchased by Walgreens)
  • Eckerd (acquired by Rite Aid in 2007)
  • Fay's Drug (purchased by JC Penney and rebranded as Eckerd in 1997)
  • Farmacias El Amal
  • Fred's (company liquidated in 2019)
  • GO Guy (purchased by Pay'n'Save in 1987)
  • Genovese Drug Stores (acquired by Eckerd parent JC Penney in 1998; rebranded in 2003)
  • Gray Drug (Bought by Rite Aid in 1987)
  • Happy Harry's (bought by Walgreens in 2006; rebranded in 2011)
  • Hook's Drug Stores (acquired by Revco in 1994)
  • Jean Coutu (US stores acquired by Rite Aid in 2004)
  • K&B (Acquired by Rite Aid in 1997)
  • Kerr Drug (acquired by Walgreens in 2013)
  • Lane Drug (purchased by Rite Aid in 1989)
  • LaVerdiere's (purchased by Rite Aid in 1994)
  • Medi Mart (sold to Walgreens in 1980s)
  • Osco Drug (freestanding stores acquired by and converted to CVS in 2006)
  • Pay 'n Save (acquired by Thirfty Corp. in 1988, rebranded as PayLess Drug)
  • PayLess Drug Stores (purchased by Rite Aid in 1996)
  • Peoples Drug (acquired by CVS in 1990; rebranded in 1994)
  • Perry Drug Stores (acquired by Rite Aid in 1995)
  • Phar-Mor (bankrupt in 2002)
  • Revco (bought by CVS in 1997, rebranded in 1998)
  • Rexall
  • Sav-on (freestanding stores acquired by and converted to CVS in 2006)
  • Snyder Drug (acquired by Walgreens in 2003)
  • Standard Drug (purchased by CVS in 1993; rebranded in 1994)
  • Thrift Drug (purchased by JC Penney and rebranded as Eckerd in 1997)
  • Thrifty Drugs (purchased by Rite Aid in 1996)
  • Treasury Drug (rebranded as Eckerd in 1997)
  • USA Drug (bought by Walgreens in 2012)
  • Wellby Super Drug (bought by Rite Aid in 1992)

Vatican City

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  • Vatican Pharmacy

See also

  • History of pharmacy
  • List of pharmaceutical companies

References