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Total Retail Sales 2009--traditional drug stores
Rx Sales 2009
Pharmaceutical Pricing
NACDS Membership

Total Retail Sales 2009 (traditional drug stores)

  • Year end 2009 sales for all traditional drug stores (chain & independents) reached an estimated $218.2 billion, up 3.4% from 2008:
     

    (2009)

    (2008)

    All traditional drug stores
    (43,059 units)

    $218.2 B

    + 3.4% vs
    $211.0 B

    Traditional chain drug
    (22,267 units)

    $ 163.0 B

    +3.5% vs
    $157.5 B


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    Rx Sales 2009

  • 2009 total retail Rx sales $268.9 Billion, up 5.8% from $254.1 Billion in 2008
     

      (2009)

      (2008)

    Tr'd. Chain
    (22,267)

    $109.00 B
    +4.6% 

    40.5%
    of total

    $104.20 B

    Mass
    (8,137)

    $26.22 B
    +5.9%

    9.8%
    of total

    $24.77 B

    Supermarket
    (9,197)

    $26.84 B
    4.0%

    10.0%
    of total

    $25.81 B

    Tot. chain
    (39,601)

    $162.06 B

    60.3%
    of total

    $154.78 B
    60.9% of total
     

    Independents
    (20,792)

    $45.53 B
    3.6%

    16.9%
    of total

    $43.95 B

    Mail order

    $61.28 B
    +10.7%

    22.8%
    of total

    $55.37 B

    Total sales

    $268.88 B
    +5.8%

    $254.10 B

  • Manufacturer sales data from IMS HEALTH used with the addition of a retail margin to estimate retail sales. Franchise sales transferred from independent to chain category to reflect NACDS membership.

  • 2009 total retail Rx volume 3.61 B scripts, up 2.9% from 3.54 B scripts in 2008

      (2009)

      (2008)

    Tr'd Chains

    1.727 B 

    +2.7%

    47.9%
    of total

    1.682 M

    Mass

     423 M

    +5.8%

    11.7%
    of total

     400 M

    Supermarket

     487 M

    +1.4%

    13.5%
    of total

     480 M

    Tot.chain

    2.636 

    73.1%
    of total

    2.562 B
    72.5% of total
     

    Independents

    732 M

    0.0%

    20.3%
    of total

    732 M

    Mail order

    238 M

    -1.3%

     6.6%
    of total

    241 M

    Total Rx

    3.61 B

    3.54 B

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    Pharmaceutical Pricing

  • Average prescription price, 2009 was $76.94 vs $72.87 in 2008

    -- Average brand name
    Rx in 2009

    $155.45
    vs

    $141.80
    in 2008

    +9.6%

    -- Average generic
    in 2009

    $39.73
    vs

    $35.62
    in 2008

    +9.4%

  • Prescription drugs account for an estimated 10% of total health care costs.

  • Gross Rx Income Distribution (2009):

    Average estimated retail prescription cost of $76.94, in 2009

    -- Manufacturer receives

    $61.27

    79.6% of cost

    -- Wholesaler receives

     $ 2.33

    3.0% of cost

    -- Retailer receives 

     $13.33

    17.3% of cost


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    NACDS Membership

  • NACDS chain member companies stand at 157 as of June 9, 2009.
     

    1990

    1995

    2009

    Trad

    118

    97

    95

    Food

      18

    26

       54

    Mass

         5 

        8 

          8 
     

    141

    131

    157

  • NACDS chain member pharmacies

     

    1990

    1995

    2009

    		  

    Trad

    16,970

    17,004

    20,242

    97% of universe

    Food

    1,336

    3,148

    4,816

    54% of universe

    Mass

    2,451

    4,286

    6,853

    99% of universe
     

    20,757

    24,438

    33,678

    		  

  • Associate members nearly 1,000

  • International membership stands at 78 from 25 countries, with over 15,000 pharmacies

  • Of the top 100 retailers, 35 are represented by NACDS, more than any other association

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