# List of pharmacies

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.
* 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

## 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

## Hong Kong

* Mannings
* Watsons

## India

* MedPlus
* Apollo Pharmacy
Online Pharmacies
* Pharmeasy
* TATA 1MG

## Indonesia

* Kimia Farma
* Watsons

## Ireland

* Lloyds Pharmacy

## Israel

* Super-Pharm

## Macau

* Watsons

## Malaysia

* Guardian Pharmacy
* Watsons

### 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
* South Star 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
* 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
* Lloyds 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.
* 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

* Bartell Drugs (subsidiary of RiteAid since 2020; operates as separate brand name)
* 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)
* 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)
* IDL Drug Stores
* 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