List of pharmacies

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This is a list of major pharmacies (also known as chemists and drugstores).

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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 Company, and Symbion Health. A minority of pharmacies are owned by friendly societies, particularly in Victoria and South Australia.

API brands

Sigma brands

  • Amcal — formerly the Allied Master Chemists of Australia Limited
  • Amcal Max
  • Guardian

Symbion brands

  • Chemmart
  • Terry White Chemists

Friendly societies

  • National Pharmacies

Canada

France

  • Drugstore Publicis

Hong Kong

Japan

Malaysia

Sweden

In Sweden, the state-owned Apoteket is the only pharmacy.

United Kingdom

United States

In addition, Wal-Mart features pharmacies in nearly all of its stores, and in many areas supermarkets have pharmacies as well.