Apoteket

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Apoteket AB
Swedish government enterprise
Founded 1970 (1970)
Headquarters Stockholm, Sweden
Key people
Ann Carlsson (CEO)[1]
Products Pharmaceuticals
Revenue SEK 26.275 billion (2010)[1]
Number of employees
5,655 (2010)[1]
Website www.apoteket.se

Apoteket AB is the national pharmaceuticals retailing former monopoly in Sweden. Apoteket AB, formerly Apoteksbolaget, is a government owned enterprise reporting to the Ministry of Finance.[2]

History

The company was founded in 1970 under the name Apoteksbolaget AB. In 1998 the name was changed to the current one, Apoteket AB.[3]

On 1 July 2009, the government monopoly was lifted.[4] 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.

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