Apoteket
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Swedish government enterprise | |
Founded | 1970 |
Headquarters | Stockholm, Sweden |
Key people
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Ann Carlsson (CEO)[1] |
Products | Pharmaceuticals |
Revenue | SEK 26.275 billion (2010)[1] |
Number of employees
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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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