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
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
Canada
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
Canadian International Pharmacy Association
Defunct chains
Cadieux (acquired by Jean Coutu in 1987) Cumberland Drugs (acquired by Uniprix 53 and Jean Coutu 19 in 1997)
China
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
Mannings Watsons Defunct chains CR Care (subsidiary of CR Vanguard , closed in 2024)
Macau
Watsons
Denmark
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
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
Celesio dm-drogerie markt
India
MedPlus Apollo Pharmacy
Online Pharmacies
Pharmeasy TATA 1MG
Indonesia Kimia Farma Guardian Pharmacy Watsons
Ireland
Lloyds Pharmacy
Israel
Super-Pharm
Malaysia
Guardian Pharmacy Watsons Alpro Pharmacy BIG Pharmacy Caring Pharmacy Sunway Multicare Pharmacy
Online pharmacy
DoctorOnCall
Mexico
Farmacias Benavides Farmacias Guadalajara
Netherlands
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
Unichem Life Pharmacy Chemist Warehouse
Norway
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
Mercury Drug Southstar Drug The Generics Pharmacy Watsons
Poland
Super-Pharm
Puerto Rico
CVS Walgreens
Defunct chains
Farmacias El Amal
Singapore
Guardian Pharmacy Watsons Pharmacy
Sweden
Apoteket Doc Morris
Switzerland
Pharmacy of the Eastern Vaud Hospitals
Taiwan
Cosmed Great Tree Pharmacy Matsumoto Kiyoshi MedFirst Tomod's Wellcare Watsons Don Don Donki
Japan
Tomod's Matsumoto Kiyoshi
Thailand
Alliance Boots GNC Watsons
United Arab Emirates
Aster DM Healthcare
United Kingdom
Asda Pharmacy Boots Pharmacy Morrisons Pharmacy Superdrug Pharmacy Tesco Pharmacy Waitrose Pharmacy Well Pharmacy
Other pharmacies
Numarkbuying group of over 2,000 independently owned pharmacies in the UK
Internet pharmacies
Pharmacy2U – online mail-order pharmacy located in the UK
United States
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
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
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
Vatican Pharmacy
See also History of pharmacy List of pharmaceutical companies
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