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Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Originally published in: 2007
Version: 27 April 2011
Revision date: 12-Aug-2011
Length: 26 pages
Data source: Published sources
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Abstract

Farmacias Similares, serving Mexico's low-income sector, grew to USD600 million sales and 3,400 drugstores while deep reforms to help the poor swept the public health system. Adjacent to each store, for USD2 per visit, medical clinics provided access to doctors for 2.3 million people a month. Narrates the growth of the chain, examines the reasons for its success, and projects a pro forma of the company's financial returns. Places Farmacias Similares in the context of Mexico's public health system and the pharmaceutical industry.
Location:
Size:
15,500 employees, USD600 million revenues
Other setting(s):
2006

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Abstract

Farmacias Similares, serving Mexico's low-income sector, grew to USD600 million sales and 3,400 drugstores while deep reforms to help the poor swept the public health system. Adjacent to each store, for USD2 per visit, medical clinics provided access to doctors for 2.3 million people a month. Narrates the growth of the chain, examines the reasons for its success, and projects a pro forma of the company's financial returns. Places Farmacias Similares in the context of Mexico's public health system and the pharmaceutical industry.

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Location:
Size:
15,500 employees, USD600 million revenues
Other setting(s):
2006

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