1.How many pharmacies are in canada?- including hospitals and
outpatient pharmacies. Not including intranet pharmacies. Please
provide a reference.

The National Association of Pharmacy Regulatory Authorities published
the following statistics regarding the number of pharmacies in Canada.

National Statistics 

As of January 1, 2002, there were 26,273 licensed pharmacists in
Canada, and 8,080 accredited pharmacies as follows:

National Pharmacist/Pharmacies Statistics 2002

Total Licensed Pharmacists 26,526

Pharmacies:	 

Community Pharmacies  7,196

Hospital Pharmacies Accredited by Licensing Body: 889

Total Licensed Pharmacies:   8,085

National Association of Pharmacy Regulatory Authorities
http://www.napra.org/protect/statistics.html


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270 pharmacies operate over the Internet

According to the 2004 Health Canada Fact Sheet, of the "over 7,000
pharmacies in Canada, approximately 270 operate either strictly over
the Internet or through a combination of traditional methods and
Internet pharmacy and/or distance-dispensing, such as mail order.?

Health Canada Fact Sheet
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hpfb-dgpsa/inspectorate/sale_presc_drug_internet_fact_sheet_e.html


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As of August this year, 7,377 pharmacies were open for business,
compared to just over 6,500 in 1995, reports IMS Health Canada.

Page 15
Tenth Pharmacy Trends Report 2003
http://www.trendsreport2003.com/uploadFiles/IntroductionandMarketAnalysis.pdf


Tenth Pharmacy Trends Report 2003 
Download here:
http://www.trendsreport2003.com/index_co.asp?siteID=273


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IMS Health Canada
Market Analysis

Number of drugstores in Canada 1995-2003

See graph here:
http://216.150.136.82/article.asp?catId=1637&pgId=5064&siteID=273

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Search criteria:
 ?* pharmacies in Canada?

I hope you find this information helpful!

Best regards,
Bobbie7

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Clarification of Answer by bobbie7-ga on 21 Dec 2006 13:01 PST

I found a list of Canadian pharmacies that might interest you.

Abbott Pharmacy - online branch of a small Vancouver based pharmacy chain 

Axis Drugs - small chain in Ontario 

Brunet - Quebec 

Canada Discount Rx, an online pharmacy division of McKnights Pharmacy
in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Canada Pharmacy, Canada's largest mail order pharmacy 

Dell Pharmacy - Ontario 

Drugstore Pharmacy - Loblaw Companies Limited 

Familiprix - Quebec 

Guardian 

Herbie's for Drug and Food 

I.D.A. 

Jean Coutu - Quebec and Eastern Ontario 

Lawtons, based in Atlantic Canada 

London Drugs - mainly British Columbia 

Medicine Shoppe 

Payless for Drug and Food 

Pharma Plus 

Pharmasave 

Proxim (merger of Essaim and Santé Services) 

Rexall 

Shoppers Drug Mart/Pharmaprix 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_pharmacies#Canada