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List of pharmaciesThis article is a list of major pharmacies (also known as chemists and drugstores) by country. Additional recommended knowledge
AustraliaPharmacies 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 Company, and Symbion Health. A minority of pharmacies are owned by friendly societies, particularly in Victoria and South Australia. API brands
Sigma brands
Symbion brands
Friendly societies
Independent chains
Canada
Chile70 % marketshare following three chains:
DenmarkIn Denmark, all pharmacies are owned by The Danish Pharmaceutical Association and controlled by the state. There are two pharmaceutically-trained groups in the Danish pharmacies: pharmaconomists and pharmacists. Every single pharmacy in Denmark belongs to one of the following five chains:
FranceIn France, pharmacies are all independently-owned by pharmacists. By law, a pharmacist can possess up to three pharmacies maximum. There are no pharmacy chains, and because pharmacists are strongly attached to the independence of their profession they are strongly opposed to the opening of the majority of pharmacy capital to non-pharmacists. Hong Kong
Japan
Malaysia
New Zealand
The majority of the above pharmacies are franchises. However, recent legislation has opened pharmacy ownership in New Zealand to individuals and companies other than pharmacists. New foreign groups are beginning to enter the market. The most established new group is Radius Pharmacy, part of the Radius Health Group. However, in order to retain their 'professionalism', pharmacists must still own a fraction of the store. Independent pharmacies are also common in New Zealand. New Zealand has active pharmacy guild and pharmaceutical society membership. Norway
Philippines
Singapore
SwedenIn Sweden, the state-owned Apoteket is the only pharmacy. United KingdomPharmacy-led chains
Supermarket chains
United StatesPharmacy chains
Pharmacies in other storesWal-Mart and Target feature pharmacies in nearly all of their stores. In addition, in many areas supermarkets have pharmacies. Some of these include:
Venezuela
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