Private company
Amcal
Logo: Amcal, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3
Australian pharmacy chain owned by Sigma Healthcare
Allied Master Chemists of Australia Limited (Amcal) is an Australian pharmacy retailer. It was founded by Major General C. H. Simpson on 13 July 1937, in a move that greatly influenced the pharmacy industry in Australia.2 It is part of Sigma Healthcare Limited.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- Industryretail1
- Websitewww.amcal.com.au
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Allied Master Chemists of Australia Limited (Amcal) is an Australian pharmacy retailer. It was founded by Major General C. H. Simpson on 13 July 1937, in a move that greatly influenced the pharmacy industry in Australia.2
Corporate structure
Amcal is part of a group headed by Sigma Healthcare Limited. 8 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.
- Sigma Healthcare Limited Preston, Australia
- Amcal
- Chemist King Discount Pharmacy Subsidiary · Toowong, Australia
- Discount Drug Stores Subsidiary
- CW TREASURY SERVICES PTY LTD Subsidiary · 100% · Preston, Australia
- Guardian Subsidiary · Australia
- PharmaSave Subsidiary · Australia
- SIGMA COMPANY LIMITED Subsidiary · Preston, Australia
Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.
Subsidiaries and ownership
Parent company
From Wikidata.1
Acquisitions
- Nov 4, 2022Succeeded Guardian1
Links
- Websitewww.amcal.com.au1
- Facebookwww.facebook.com/AmcalAustralia1
- Instagramwww.instagram.com/amcal_pharmacy1
- WikipediaAmcal
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ63367373
Sources
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
- 1WikidataAmcal on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaAmcal on Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia CommonsAmcal logo by Amcal, Public domain
- 4Wikimedia CommonsAmcal photo by Samuel Wiki, CC0