More Retail Pharmacies Adopt Drug Store Format

It is determined that about 30% of the pharmacies have converted their retail structures to the general drug store type since the separation of dispensary from the medical practices, and that their conversions have yielded an overall sales increase, at as much as twice the level prior to the change.

Using Onnuri Chain Drugstores as an example, there are over 350 member pharmacies that have a...