The State of Community Pharmacy

Community pharmacy represents one of the more interesting and diverse groups in health care.

It includes chain and independent drug stores as well as mass merchandisers and, increasingly, supermarkets.

This report, sponsored by Novartis Pharmaceuticals, took an in-depth look at an industry that lives in two worldsÑ health care and retailing. It also explored the rapidly changing role of pharmacists.

The publication looked into the future, as community pharmacy members confront continuing cost pressures, rising consumer expectations, and the struggle to sustain growth in the face of what has turned out to be strong competition from Internet-based pharmacies.