Rexall

Rexall was the name of a chain of North American drugstores, as well as the name of their store-branded products. Today it is the name of over-the-counter drugs in Canada and health-supplements in the United States.

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In 1902 Louis Liggett persuaded 40 independent drug stores to invest $4,000 in a retailers cooperative called United Drug Stores, which began to sell products under the Rexall name. After World War I, the cooperative established a franchise whereby independently owned retail outlets adopted the Rexall trade name, and sold Rexall products. The company was based in Boston, Massachusetts at what is now on the campus of Northeastern University.

Drugstore: Drugstore is a common term for a pharmacy....

Over-the-counter drug: Over-the-counter (OTC) drugs are medicines that may be sold directly to a consumer without a prescription from a health care professional, as compared to prescription drugs, which may only be sold to consumers possessing a valid prescription. In many countries, OTC drugs are selected by a regulatory...

United States: :For other uses, see US (disambiguation), USA (disambiguation), and United States (disambiguation)....