Drug Channels ranks total U.S. prescription dispensing revenues for 2014

PHILADELPHIA — Drug Channels Institute on Tuesday offered a sneak peek to its 2014-15 Economic Report on Retail, Mail and Specialty Pharmacies with a look at the largest pharmacies, ranked by total U.S. prescription dispensing revenues for calendar year 2014. 

 

The top 15 pharmacies accounted for almost 80% of the pharmacy industry’s revenues, Drug Channels reported. 

 

"We estimate that total revenues of retail mail, and specialty pharmacies reached $305.8 billion in 2014, up 7% from 2013," wrote Adam Fein, president of Pembroke Consulting and writer of the Drug Channels blog. "The five usual suspects — CVS Health, Walgreens Boots Alliance, Express Scripts, Walmart and Rite Aid — accounted for almost two thirds of dispensing revenues."