Pharmacies are generally larger than drug shops, are staffed by a licensed pharmacist, and carry a wider range of products. Like pharmacies, many drug shops also sell over-the-counter family planning methods, especially condoms, oral contraceptives, and emergency contraception.

A drugstore has generally a lot of other lifestyle goods inside it, and a pharmacy has just that medication. You may also see places that are just pharmacies outside of drugstores as well. So another interesting point to note is that pharmacy is the American English word that we use for this.