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List of pharmacies

List of pharmacies is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand List of pharmacies rather than just read about it. In short: 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 (…

Key takeaways

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Reference excerpt

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 (Danish: farmakonomer) and pharmacists (farmaceuter). There are also pharmacy technicians (defektricer) who have a vocational training and unskilled laborers/workers (servicemedarbejdere) 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 Numark – buying 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

Defunct chains

Vatican City Vatican Pharmacy

See also History of pharmacy List of pharmaceutical companies

References

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with List of pharmacies

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what List of pharmacies claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to List of pharmacies before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about List of pharmacies ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of List of pharmacies

In research: List of pharmacies appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses List of pharmacies in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: List of pharmacies is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Lists of medical and health organizations, Lists of retail companies, Pharmacies, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for List of pharmacies outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

What is List of pharmacies in simple terms?

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…

Why does List of pharmacies matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study List of pharmacies?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on List of pharmacies.