01
Lawtons22 cities
41pharmacies
02Pharmasave33 cities
37pharmacies
03Shoppers Drug Mart20 cities
34pharmacies
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| Rank | Chain | Pharmacies | Cities | Market share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 |  Lawtons72 pharmacies in Canada |
41 | 22 | 11% |
| 02 |  Pharmasave738 pharmacies in Canada |
37 | 33 | 10% |
| 03 |  Shoppers Drug Mart1,292 pharmacies in Canada |
34 | 20 | 9.5% |
| 04 |  Loblaw Pharmacy435 pharmacies in Canada |
33 | 27 | 9.2% |
| 05 |  Sobeys Pharmacy131 pharmacies in Canada |
30 | 18 | 8.4% |
| 06 |  Pharmacy361 pharmacies in Canada |
29 | 25 | 8.1% |
| 07 |  Walmart380 pharmacies in Canada |
19 | 17 | 5.3% |
| 08 |  Guardian274 pharmacies in Canada |
13 | 13 | 3.6% |
| 09 |  Medicine Shoppe197 pharmacies in Canada |
12 | 8 | 3.4% |
| 10 |  Guardian8 pharmacies in Canada |
8 | 6 | 2.2% |
| 11 |  Pharmasave6 pharmacies in Canada |
6 | 4 | 1.7% |
| 12 |  Sobeys46 pharmacies in Canada |
2 | 2 | 0.6% |
| 13 |  Costco105 pharmacies in Canada |
2 | 2 | 0.6% |
Chain vs independent
Chain pharmacies275 · 77%
Independent82 · 23%
The five largest chains account for 49% of all pharmacies in Nova Scotia.
Pharmacy database
All pharmacies in Nova Scotia
357 pharmacies — chain and independent — with phone numbers, websites and emails.
How we count
Rank — by number of open pharmacies of the chain in the province. A chain has at least two pharmacies; listings of one brand under different names are merged. Closed pharmacies are not counted.
Rankings by province