Independent Pharmacy Today
Community pharmacy not only represents a significant portion of the United States’ health care delivery system but independent community pharmacists are also among the most accessible and trusted sources of health care for many patients across the country. As medication experts, independent community pharmacists provide counsel on the treatment of a variety of health related concerns and reduce overall costs by helping to ensure that patients consistently take their medications and by referring them to generic treatment options when they are available.


Independent pharmacy: $88 billion marketplace
Independent pharmacy prescription sales: $82 billion
Independents dispense 1.4 billion prescriptions annually
Prescription medicines are our business: 93.3% of annual sales are Rx medicines
Average independent pharmacy sales: $3.8 million
Average prescription sales: $3.6 million
Average number of prescriptions per pharmacy: 62,379 annually, 200 per day
Independent Ownership
Independent pharmacies offer a wide range of patient services
Staffing in independent pharmacies
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