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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) and Sigma Pharmaceuticals. A minority of pharmacies are owned by friendly societies, particularly in Victoria and South Australia. * Chemist Warehouse API brands * Priceline Pharmacies * Soul Pattinsonformerly owned by Washington H Soul Pattinson Symbion brands * Terry White Chemmart 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 (a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pharmacists
A pharmacist, also known as a chemist (Commonwealth English) or a druggist (North American and, archaically, Commonwealth English), is a healthcare professional who prepares, controls and distributes medicines and provides advice and instructions on the correct and safe use of medicines to achieve maximum benefit, minimal side effects and to avoid drug interactions. They also serve as primary care providers in the community. Pharmacists undergo university or graduate-level education to understand the biochemical mechanisms and actions of drugs, drug uses, therapeutic roles, side effects, potential drug interactions, and monitoring parameters. This is mated to anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiology. Pharmacists interpret and communicate this specialized knowledge to patients, physicians, and other health care providers. Among other licensing requirements, different countries require pharmacists to hold either a Bachelor of Pharmacy, Master of Pharmacy, or Doctor of Pharmacy d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lawtons
Lawtons is a Canadian drug store chain owned by the Sobeys Group of Stellarton, Nova Scotia with a head office located in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. It is a participant in the voluntary Scanner Price Accuracy Code managed by the Retail Council of Canada. Operations The company has over 67 locations operating throughout Atlantic Canada, in the provinces of New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. In many Atlantic Canada communities, the company is the only drug store. In others, it competes with Shoppers Drug Mart or I.D.A. pharmacies. Its parent company Sobeys has no plans to expand outside Atlantic Canada. The word "Drugs A drug is any chemical substance that causes a change in an organism's physiology or psychology when consumed. Drugs are typically distinguished from food and substances that provide nutritional support. Consumption of drugs can be via inhalat ..." was dropped from the name when a new logo was introduced in 2004. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cadieux
Cadieux is a surname. Notable persons with that surname include: *Anne-Marie Cadieux (born 1963), Canadian actress, film director and screenwriter * Chester Cadieux, co-founder of QuikTrip, a US chain of convenience stores *David Cadieux (born 1974), professional heavyweight boxer from Canada *Geneviève Cadieux (born 1955), Canadian artist *Jason Cadieux, Canadian film, television and stage actor *Léo Cadieux, PC OC (1908–2005), Canadian politician *Lorenzo Cadieux, SJ (1903–1976), Canadian Jesuit priest, historian and academic *Marcel Cadieux, CC (1915–1981), Canadian civil servant and diplomat * Paul Cadieux, Canadian film and television producer * Paul-André Cadieux (born 1947), professional ice hockey forward, coach, sports director *Pierre Cadieux, PC (born 1948), lawyer and former Canadian politician *Ray Cadieux (born 1941), ice hockey player *Sophie Cadieux (born 1977), Quebec actress *Stephanie Cadieux (born 1972), Canadian politician * Sylvain Cadieux (born 1974), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canadian International Pharmacy Association
Established in 2002, the Canadian International Pharmacy Association ("CIPA") is a Canadian association of licensed pharmacy businesses offering mail order pharmacy services to Canadian and international patients. CIPA members sell pharmaceuticals and maintenance medications to individuals upon receipt of a valid prescription. In addition to selling Health Canada approved medications from their licensed Canadian pharmacies, CIPA members also have relationships with regulated international pharmacies and inspected fulfillment centres that directly deliver medications to patients. Patients make the choice from where their medications will be delivered, and this is confirmed with them at time of purchase. In 2012, an international wholesale business owned by CanadaDrugs was involved in an incident in which some substandard drugs were inadvertently obtained in the United States. That same year, CanadaDrugs ceased the operation of its wholesale business, which was directed to healthcare ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walmart
Walmart Inc. (; formerly Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.) is an American multinational retail corporation that operates a chain of hypermarkets (also called supercenters), discount department stores, and grocery stores from the United States, headquartered in Bentonville, Arkansas. The company was founded by Sam Walton in nearby Rogers, Arkansas in 1962 and incorporated under Delaware General Corporation Law on October 31, 1969. It also owns and operates Sam's Club retail warehouses. Walmart has 10,586 stores and clubs in 24 countries, operating under 46 different names. The company operates under the name Walmart in the United States and Canada, as Walmart de México y Centroamérica in Mexico and Central America, and as Flipkart Wholesale in India. It has wholly owned operations in Chile, Canada, and South Africa. Since August 2018, Walmart held only a minority stake in Walmart Brasil, which was renamed Grupo Big in August 2019, with 20 percent of the company's shares, and p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Value Drug Mart
Value Drug Mart is a Western Canada drug store serving over 36 locations throughout Alberta and British Columbia. History What is now known as Value Drug Mart Associates Ltd. was founded by pharmacist Barry Katz (whose son Daryl Katz would go on to found Canada's largest chain of pharmacies, the Katz Group of Companies)Archives Canada: "Daryl Katz collection" retrieved March 9, 2013 and twelve other pharmacists in 1978. Since 1983, VDMA has been the sole sponsor of the annual Value Drug Mart Spring Classic hockey tournament that takes place in Calgary, Alberta. The tournament is a weekend-long competition of ice hockey teams from across the province of Alberta. Products In addition to prescription ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uniprix
Uniprix is a pharmacy chain founded in 1977 and based in Saint-Leonard, Montreal, Quebec. It operates under four brands: Uniprix, Unipharm, Clinique Santé and Uniclinique (inside clinics). Combining its four brands, Uniprix is the second-largest pharmacy chain in Quebec (after Jean Coutu) and is mutually exclusive with the Pharmasave chain in English. Most Uniprix products are branded as Option+. The Uniprix name was also used for a Montreal tennis stadium (formerly DuMaurier Stadium) which the chain acquired the naming rights for. Uniprix also was the name of a chain of popular stores in France, launched by the Nouvelles Galeries in 1928. It later was acquired by its competitor, Monoprix Monoprix S.A. () is a major French retail chain with its headquarters in Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine, France, near Paris. The company's stores combine food retailing with fashion, beauty and home products. History The company was founded in 1932 .... On April 12, 2017, it was annou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shoppers Drug Mart
Shoppers Drug Mart Inc. (named Pharmaprix in Quebec) is a Canadian retail pharmacy chain based in Toronto, Ontario. It has more than 1,300 stores in nine provinces and two territories. The company was founded by pharmacist Murray Koffler in 1962; the Koffler family still retains ownership of the Super-Pharm pharmacy, which has locations in Israel, Poland, and formerly in China (as Ensure from 2005 to 2011). Super-Pharm's logo is similar to that of Shoppers Drug Mart, which was created by the artist Sylvain Liu. It also uses some of the same private-label brands, such as ''Life Brand'' and ''Quo''. In 2014, Brampton-based Loblaw Companies acquired Shoppers Drug Mart for $12.4 billion in cash and stock. By early 2016, Shoppers had over 1,300 locations in Canada. Overview In addition to its retail formats, the company owns and operates several specialty services. This includes 56 Shoppers Home Health Care stores (renamed to "Wellwise by Shoppers Drug Mart"), which sell and service ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rexall (Canada)
Rexall Pharmacy Group ULC is a chain of retail pharmacies in Canada. Rexall is owned by McKesson Canada Corporation, which is a subsidiary of McKesson Corporation, a U.S.-based public company. With a history dating back to 1904, Rexall is a leading pharmacy retailer in Canada, based in Mississauga, Ontario. Rexall has approximately 400 pharmacies across Canada with 8,000 employees. Overview With around 400 locations Rexall is the second-largest retail pharmacy company in Canada, making it one of the major rival pharmacies to Shoppers Drug Mart. Rexall is not related to the defunct American drugstore chain with the same name, which also had locations in Canada until 1977. The company manufactures many personal care products with Rexall branding that are sold in its locations. It also operates Rexall Direct, a national mail-order pharmacy, and Rexall Health Solutions, a division focused on providing specialized clinical care and complex medication management services in tran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santé Services
Sante is both a masculine Italian given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include: Given name: *Sante Bentivoglio (1426–1462), Italian nobleman *Sante Geronimo Caserio (1873–1894), Italian anarchist and assassin *Sante Cattaneo (1739–1819), Italian Neoclassic painter *Sante Ceccherini (1863–1932), Italian fencer *Sante Gaiardoni (born 1939), Italian cyclist * Sante Geminiani (1919–1951), Italian motorcycle racer *Sante Graziani (1920–2005), American artist * Sante Kimes (1934–2014), American murderer * Sante Lombardo (1504–1560), Italian architect * Sante Marsili (born 1950), Italian water polo player * Sante Monachesi (born 1910), Italian painter * Sante Poromaa (born 1958), Swedish Zen Buddhist priest * Sante De Sanctis (1862–1935), Italian psychologist *Sante Vandi Sante Vandi (1653–1716) was an Italian portrait painter of the Baroque period. He was a pupil of Carlo Cignani. He is also known as ''Santino da' Ritratti''. In early life he painte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Proxim
Proxim (also known by its corporate name Groupe PharmEssor) is a Canadian group of pharmacists located in Quebec and to a lesser extent in Ontario and the Maritimes provinces. The average Proxim drug store is , similar to the typical size of a Brunet or Unipharm location. All Proxim stores are owned by independent pharmacists that comply with Proxim's business rules and practices. Proxim's private brand is called "Atoma" and the company also has its loyalty card program. There are close to 270 drug stores in Eastern Canada that carry the Proxim name. History In August 2004, two companies - Groupe Essaim and Gestion Santé Services Obonsoins Inc—regrouped to form Groupe PharmEssor. The three pharmacy chains affected by this merger - Essaim, Obonsoins and Santé Services—were initially kept separate and intact by PharmEssor. However, in February 2006, PharmEssor consolidated all of its operations under a single banner, Proxim, hence eliminating the previous banners. The name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
