From: To evaluate the impact of opening up ownership of pharmacies in South Africa
Active Pharmacies in 2014 | ||||||
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 | Independents | Corporate | Total | Pre 2003 registrations | Total Active | % Growth (New) |
Eastern Cape | 94 | 48 | 142 | 87 | 229 | 7.03 |
Free State | 62 | 31 | 93 | 51 | 144 | 4.61 |
Kwa Zulu-Natal | 192 | 100 | 292 | 207 | 499 | 14.46 |
Mpumalanga | 91 | 28 | 119 | 62 | 181 | 5.89 |
Limpopo | 148 | 19 | 167 | 39 | 206 | 8.27 |
North West | 84 | 37 | 121 | 52 | 173 | 5.99 |
Gauteng | 472 | 290 | 762 | 317 | 1079 | 37.74 |
Northern Cape | 16 | 13 | 29 | 22 | 51 | 1.44 |
Western Cape | 144 | 150 | 294 | 165 | 459 | 14.56 |
TOTAL | 1303 | 716 | 2019 | 1002 | 3021 | 100.00 |