Chemist Warehouse 与 Sigma Healthcare 的合并引发了人们对各州药店所有权限制的质疑。 Chemist Warehouse-Sigma Healthcare merger raises questions over pharmacy ownership limits per state.

由于法律限制每个州的药店所有权，Chemist Warehouse 与 Sigma Healthcare 的合并引发了质疑。 The Chemist Warehouse-Sigma Healthcare merger raises questions, as law limits pharmacy ownership per state. Chemist Warehouse 有 550 家零售药店，Sigma 有 400 家，但每个州最多可拥有 4 至 6 家药店。 Chemist Warehouse has 550 retail pharmacies and Sigma, 400, but limits range from 4-6 pharmacies per state. 据澳大利亚竞争和消费者委员会所述，Chemist Warehouse 最初由亲属经营药店，但后来转而采用具有强大总部影响力的特许经营商。 Chemist Warehouse initially used relatives to own pharmacies, but switched to franchisees with strong head office influence, as described by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission. 这凸显了制药行业可能遭遇的重大颠覆。 This highlights the potential for significant disruption in the pharmacy industry.