Summary - Canadian Industry Statistics

Definition

This industry comprises establishments, known as pharmacies and drug stores, primarily engaged in retailing prescription or non-prescription drugs and medicines. These establishments also typically retail snacks, cosmetics, personal hygiene products, greeting cards and stationery, and health aids, and may also retail confectionery, tobacco products, novelties and giftware, and cameras and photographic supplies.

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  Example Activities:
  Apothecaries, retail
  Dispensary, retail
  Drug store
  Drug sundries, retail
  Patent medicines, retail
  Pharmaceuticals, retail
  Pharmacies, retail
  Proprietary medicines, retail

  Exclusions

  Establishments primarily engaged in:
  retailing food supplement products, such as vitamins, nutrition supplements and body enhancing supplements (446191, Food (Health) supplement stores)