Welcome to CACDS

CACDS is the national voice of community pharmacy in Canada. The Retail Members of CACDS are traditional chain drug stores, grocery chains and mass merchandisers with pharmacies. Together, CACDS members operate about 6,000 pharmacies that dispense almost 80 per cent of the nation's prescriptions each year. CACDS members employ almost 100,000 Canadians, including 80 per cent of the pharmacists in Canada practising in community pharmacies. The Associate Members of CACDS represent all supply categories and services in the retail pharmacy industry, including pharmaceuticals, health and wellness products, self-care medications and other consumer products.