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

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.

Canada

Online pharmacies

Defunct chains

China

The key players in the drugstore industry in China are:

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 (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

Hong Kong

India

Online Pharmacies

Indonesia

Ireland

Israel

Macau

Malaysia

Online pharmacy

Mexico

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:

New Zealand

Norway

Philippines

Poland

Puerto Rico

Defunct chains

Singapore

Sweden

Switzerland

Taiwan

Japan

Thailand

United Arab Emirates

United Kingdom

Other pharmacies

Internet pharmacies

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. • Ahold Financial Services (Giant) • BI-LO • Cerberus Capital (Albertsons) • Costco Pharmacies • CVS Corporation • Giant Eagle Pharmacy • Giant Food • H E B Drug Stores • Hy-Vee • Kaiser Permanente • Kroger Company • Medicine Shoppe International • Meijer Groceries • Omnicare • Publix Pharmacies • Rite Aid Corporation • Safeway • Sears Holdings Corporation (Kmart) • Shopko • Shoprite Supermarkets • Supervalu • Target – pharmacies are operated by CVS • Walgreens • Walmart • Wegmans

Stand-alone pharmacy chains

Defunct chains

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