Apoteket AB is a state-owned pharmaceuticals retailer in Sweden which formerly held a monopoly on the retail sale of medicines in the country. Formerly known as Apoteksbolaget, the company is a government owned enterprise reporting to the Ministry of Finance.[3]
History
The company was founded in 1970 under the name Apoteksbolaget AB.[4] In 1998 the name was changed to the current one, Apoteket AB.[5]
On 1 July 2009, the government monopoly was lifted, allowing the opening of private pharmacies in Sweden.[6] The Swedish government cited the fact of Sweden being the only democracy, along with Cuba and North Korea, to retain its monopoly as an argument for its abolishment.[7]
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References
- Årsredovisning 2010 Apoteket AB, retrieved 15 March 2012^
- Annika Carpman. Apoteket AB gör halv miljard i vinst – halverar utdelningen Dagens Medicin, 2023-02-03, retrieved 2024-03-24^
- Regeringens skrivelse 2012/13:33 The Swedish Government, retrieved 27 July 2014^
- Apofri – Apoteket först ut med egen serie receptfria läkemedel Mynewsdesk, retrieved 29 March 2021^
- Apoteket AB Nationalencyklopedin, retrieved 16 March 2012^
- David Landes. Sweden's pharmacy monopoly finished The Local, 1 July 2009, retrieved 15 March 2012^
- Sveriges Grönaste Varumärke 2018 differ.se, retrieved 29 March 2021^