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Southstar Drug

Overview

Southstar Drug

type	Private
former name	Southern Drug (1937–1950) New South Star Drug (1950–1990s)
foundation	July 4, 1937 in Naga, Camarines Sur
founder	Tomas Dy-Makao
hq location	110 Eulogio Rodriguez Jr. Avenue, Bagumbayan, Quezon City, Metro Manila
num locations	650 drugstores
num locations year	2023
area served	Philippines
key people	Robina Y. Gokongwei-Pe (Chairman) Stanley C. Co (President and CEO) Thaddeus L. Sanchez (General Manager)
industry	Retail
products	Drug and other pharmaceutical products.
parent	Robinsons Retail
homepage	southstardrug.com.ph

Southstar Drug is a chain of drugstores in the Philippines.[1]

History

Southstar Drug was established in 1937 as a small business venture engaged in the retail of Chinese herbal medicines, located in Naga, Camarines Sur, and is the oldest operating drugstore in the Philippines.[2] Southstar Drug was formerly known as Southern Drug (1937–1950) and New South Star Drug (1950–1990s). It faced competition from Watsons (which entered the Philippine market in 2002) and Mercury Drug.

Presently, Southstar Drug belongs to the top 1,000 corporations of the Philippines. It has spread out to more than 500 branches nationwide. Since 2012, Southstar Drug is owned by Robinsons Retail, the Philippines' second largest retail chain.[3]