SK&A has released a short summary of the U.S. pharmacy market that includes the 25 largest pharmacy chains in the U.S. Based on both the number of stores and pharmacists, the top five are:
- Walgreen’s
- CVS Corporation
- Walmart Stores Inc.
- Rite Aid Corporation
- Kroger Company
The report also includes these tallies:
- Pharmacy count by location size [A quarter of pharmacies have just one pharmacist]
- Pharmacy count by location type [10% of pharmacies are located within a hospital]
- Pharmacy count by ownership type [62% of pharmacies are operated by a pharmacy chain]
- Pharmacy count by state [California has the most]
Source: National pharmacy market summary. SK&A, Aug. 2014. http://www.skainfo.com/registration.php [free registration required to view]
Posted by AHA Resource Center (312) 422-2050 rc@aha.org
Filed under: Pharmaceuticals, Posted by Diana Culbertson | Tagged: Pharmacy market, top 25 pharmacy chains |
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