NAICS Canada 456110—Pharmacies and drug stores

Where 456110 sits

1. 44-45 Retail trade
2. 456 Health and personal care retailers
3. 4561 Health and personal care retailers
4. 45611 Pharmacies and drug stores
5. 456110 Pharmacies and drug stores

Description

This Canadian industry comprises establishments, known as pharmacies and drug stores, primarily engaged in retailing prescription or non-prescription drugs and medicines.

What 456110 includes

• Retailing of confectionery, tobacco products, novelties and giftware, and cameras and photographic supplies
• Retailing of snacks, cosmetics, personal hygiene products, greeting cards and stationery, and health aids
• Retailing of confectionery, tobacco products, novelties and giftware, and cameras and photographic supplies
• Retailing of snacks, cosmetics, personal hygiene products, greeting cards and stationery, and health aids

What 456110 excludes

• Retailing food supplement products, such as vitamins, nutrition supplements and body enhancing supplements (see 456191 food (health) supplement retailers (us))

Example activities

• patent and proprietary medicines, retail
• pharmacies and drug stores (i.e., apothecary, dispensary), retail
• drug stores (non-prescription), retail
• drug sundries, retail
• institutional pharmacies, off-site, exclusively on internet
• institutional pharmacies, off-site, mail order
• institutional pharmacies, on-site
• oxygen, medical, home distribution
• patent and proprietary medicines, retail
• pharmaceuticals or prescription medicines, retail
• pharmacies and drug stores (i.e., apothecary, dispensary), retail

456110 in other systems