U.S. pharmacies ranked by prescription drugs market share 2023
CVS pharmacies
The CVS Health Corporation is a health service company with location all over the United States, Puerto Rico and Brazil. CVS health comprises pharmacies, clinics and retail locations. According to recent estimates the number of CVS pharmacies has increased dramatically since 2005. CVS Health is also one of the two top specialty drug pharmacies in the United States based on market share.
Pharmaceutical and pharmacy market
The U.S. has the largest single share of global pharmaceutical market revenues. The total number of prescriptions dispensed in the U.S. has increased in the last years, reaching around 6.7 billion medical prescriptions in 2022. Prescription drug expenditures have been increasing in value while the share related to total U.S. health expenditures has remained stable in recent years. On the other hand, the pharmacy market recently saw some significant changes, especially with the growing impact of online pharmacies (mail-order pharmacies) worldwide.