Pharmacies Around the World

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

Argentina

Dr. Ahorro
Farmacias del Dr. Simi
Farmacity

Australia

In Australia, pharmacies are mainly owned independently by pharmacists, and usually operated as franchises of retail brands offered by the three major pharmaceutical wholesalers in Australia: Symbion Health, Sigma Company and Australian Pharmaceutical Industries (API).

Amcal - formerly the Allied Master Chemists of Australia Limited (Sigma Brand)
Amcal Max (Sigma Brand)
API Health Care Pharmacy (API Brand)
Chemmart (Symbian Brand)
Chemworld (API Brand)
Guardian (Sigma Brand)
Pharmacist Advice (API Brand)
Priceline Pharmacy (API Brand)
Soul Pattinson (API Brand)
Terry White (Symbian Brand)

In Victoria and South Australia, a minority of pharmacies are owned by friendly societies, such as National Pharmacies. There are also a number of independent chains, icluding:

Capital Chemist
Pharmacy 777
Pharmacy Help
Pharmore
Pulse Pharmacy

Canada

Abbott Pharmacy (British Columbia only)
Alentex Pharmacy (Manitoba only)
Andrews Jack Pharmacy (Manitoba only)
Axis Drugs (Ontario only)
Brunet (Quebec only)
Cantrust Rx (Manitoba only)
Dell Pharmacy (Ontario only)
DRUGStore Pharmacy
Familiprix (Quebec only)
Guardian
Herbie's for Drug and Food
I.D.A.
Jean Coutu (Quebec only)
Lawtons (Atlantic Canada only)
Loblaw Pharmacy
London Drugs
Medicine Shoppe
Payless for Drug and Food
Pharma Plus
Pharmacy 1 (Ontario only)
Pharmaprix (name for Shoppers Drug Mart in Quebec)
Pharmasave
Proxim (Quebec only)
Remedy's Rx
Rexall
Shoppers Drug Mart
Super Drug Mart (Alberta only)
Uniprix (Quebec only)

Chile

The following 3 chains have a 70 % marketshare in Chile:

Farmacias Cruz Verde
FASA
SALCO

China

The major pharmacies in China are:

Beijing Golden Elephant Pharmacy Chain Co., Ltd.
China Nepstar (China's largest pharmacy)
Chongqing Tongjunge Big Drugstore Chain Co., Ltd.
Guangzhou Caizhilin Chain Drugstore
Guangzhou Pharmaceutical Company
Hangzhou Wulin Drugstore Co., Ltd.
Hubei Ready Medicine Industry Co., Ltd.
Hunan Laobaixing Big Drugstore Chain Co., Ltd.
Hunan Zhilin Medicine (Group) Co., Ltd.
Jianmin Chain Drugstore
Liaoning Chengda Co., Ltd.
Ningbo Siming Dayaofang Co., Ltd.
Shanghai Huashi Pharmacy Co., Ltd.
Shenzhen Accord Pharmacy Co., Ltd.
Shenzhen Associate Pharmacy Co., Ltd.
SuperPharm (Israeli company)
Watsons (owned by Hong Kong-based Hutchison Whampoa)

Denmark

Every single pharmacy in Denmark is controlled by the state and owned by The Danish Pharmaceutical Association. All pharmacies in Denmark belongs to one of the following five chains:

A-apoteket
Apotekeren A.m.b.a.
Apotekernes A.m.b.a.
ditapotek A.m.b.a.
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France

In France, all pharmacies are independently-owned by pharmacists. By law, a pharmacist can own a maximum of three pharmacies.

Germany

Like France, all pharmacies in Germany are independently-owned by pharmacists, and there are no pharmacy chains. Pharmacists are permitted to individually operate a maximum of four outlets, all of which must be in close proximity.

Hong Kong

Mannings
Watsons

India

International Drug Mart (major pharmacy based in Chennai)

Indonesia

Century Healthcare Pharmacy
Watsons

Israel

SuperPharm

Kuwait

Care Pharmacy

Japan

MatsumotoKiyoshi

Macau

Watsons

Malaysia

Guardian (largest pharmacy chain)
Watsons

New Zealand

Amcal
Life Pharmacy
Unichem

Independent pharmacies are also common in New Zealand.

Norway

Alliance Apotek
Apotek 1
Central Norway Pharmaceutical Trust
Ditt Apotek
Northern Norway Pharmaceutical Trust
Southern and Eastern Norway Pharmaceutical Trust
Vitusapotek
Western Norway Pharmaceutical Trust

Philippines

General Nutrition Centers (GNC)
Healthy Options
Manson Drug
MedExpress
Megalife Drugstore
Mercury Drug
Princess Au Pharmacy
Rose Pharmacy
South Star Drug
Watsons

Poland

SuperPharm

Singapore

Guardian Health & Beauty
NTUC Healthcare Unity
Watsons

South Korea

Watsons

Sweden

The state-owned Apoteket is the only pharmacy in Sweden.

Taiwan

Watsons

Thailand

Alliance Boots
GNC
Watsons

United Kingdom

Alliance Boots (over 2,500 stores, including Boots the Chemists, Alliance Unichem and Alliance Pharmacy)
Co-op Pharmacy (more than 800 branches)
Lloydspharmacy (over 1,600 pharmacies)
Numark (independent pharmacies with over 2,000 outlets)
Rowlands Pharmacy (over 500 branches)
Superdrug (over 225 in-store pharmacies)
Asda (supermarket with more than 100 in-store pharmacies)
Sainsbury's (supermarket in-store pharmacies and consulting rooms)
Tesco (supermarket with in-store pharmacies)
Morrisons (supermarket with in-store pharmacies)