Having pharmacies everywhere is becoming A Thing, since many Americans are on monthly prescriptions and it provides another contact point to come into the store

Having pharmacies everywhere is becoming A Thing, since many Americans are on monthly prescriptions and it provides another contact point to come into the store. Budget department stores like Target and Wal-Mart have had them for years, grocery stores are just next in line. Value-add services in pharmacies are A Thing. In many places, pharmacists can administer vaccinations, and a lot of stores are adding "minute clinics" where you can go for quick health advice, blood tests, etc. Again, offering these services brings patients into the store where they will likely buy something else, and staffing these locations with nurses, nurse practitioners, or even just pharmacists, undercuts the cost of a visit to a medical doctor.