About the Pharmacies & Drug Stores in Alberta Market Research Report
What’s Included in the Pharmacies & Drug Stores in Alberta Market Research Report
Definition of the Pharmacies & Drug Stores in Alberta?
Pharmacies and Drug Stores in Canada retail a range of prescription and over-the-counter drugs and medications, health and beauty items, toiletries and consumable goods directly to consumers on a walk-in basis. Stores may also provide basic health and photo-processing services. The industry includes retail stores with a pharmacy but excludes mail order and online retailers, hospitals and clinics.
What’s included in the Pharmacies & Drug Stores in Alberta?
The Pharmacies & Drug Stores in Alberta includes preparing and selling prescription pharmaceuticals, selling nonprescription pharmaceuticals, retailing personal and beauty products, retailing infant care products and retailing eyewear and eye care products. Related terms covered in the Pharmacies & Drug Stores in Alberta industry report includes medicine that can be purchased without a prescription, a licensed medicine that can only be obtained with a doctor's approval, sales of products from the front of the store, or products sold separately from the pharmacy, widely used pharmaceuticals that generate more than $1.0 billion annually in revenue for the developer and a nonprofit mutual insurance corporation financed by employers' contributions, with a statutory mandate from the province.
Industry Performance of the Pharmacies & Drug Stores industry in Alberta
Benchmark the Pharmacies & Drug Stores in Alberta industry performance with all AB Census Metropolitan Area and national performance.
Pharmacies & Drug Stores in Alberta
#3 in Highest Revenue 8.8% of province's GDPRevenue (2025)
Annual Growth (2020-25)
Annual Growth (2025-30)
Pharmacies & Drug Stores in Canada
Revenue (2025)
Annual Growth (2020-25)
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Key Drivers of the Pharmacies & Drug Stores industry in Alberta
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Alberta Economic Indicators
Median Houshold Income
Net Migration
Per Capita Disposable Income
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Canada Key External Drivers
Total health expenditure
Per capita disposable income
Number of adults aged 65 and older
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Census Metropolitan Area Data of the Pharmacies & Drug Stores industry in Alberta
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Key Statistics of the Pharmacies & Drug Stores industry in Alberta
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