Prescription dispensing revenues by dispensing format, 2017 vs 2018
| Prescriptions (billions) | Share of revenues | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dispensing format | 2017 | 2018E | 2017 (%) | 2018E (%) |
| Chain drugstores | $133.8 | $136.5 | 32.5 | 32.2 |
| Independent pharmacies | $58.1 | $58.4 | 14.1 | 13.8 |
| Mass merchant pharmacies | $34.8 | $35.5 | 8.4 | 8.4 |
| Supermarket pharmacies | $31.9 | $30.6 | 7.7 | 7.2 |
| Mail pharmacies | $135.0 | $144.2 | 32.8 | 34.0 |
| Long-term care pharmacies | $18.0 | $18.6 | 4.4 | 4.4 |
| Total | $411.6 | $423.7 | 100 | 100 |
| Prescriptions (billions) | Share of revenues | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dispensing format | 2017 | 2018E | 2017 (%) | 2018E (%) |
| Chain drugstores | $133.8 | $136.5 | 32.5 | 32.2 |
| Independent pharmacies | $58.1 | $58.4 | 14.1 | 13.8 |
| Mass merchant pharmacies | $34.8 | $35.5 | 8.4 | 8.4 |
| Supermarket pharmacies | $31.9 | $30.6 | 7.7 | 7.2 |
| Mail pharmacies | $135.0 | $144.2 | 32.8 | 34.0 |
| Long-term care pharmacies | $18.0 | $18.6 | 4.4 | 4.4 |
| Total | $411.6 | $423.7 | 100 | 100 |
Notes:
Reprinted [adapted] from “The 2019 Economic Report on US Pharmacies and Pharmacy Benefit Managers,” by A. J. Fein (2019), Drug Channels Institute. Copyright 2019 by Pembroke Consulting, Inc., d/b/a Drug Channels Institute