California is a U.S. state spanning the southern half of the west coast. With a population of 37 million and an area of 158,402 square miles (410,000 km2), California is the largest U.S. state in population and the third largest in area.
The region was inhabited by Native Americans of Asian origin before European explorers started to make sporadic visitations during the 16th Century. California had the highest density and greatest diversity of indigenous peoples in what is now the United States. Spain colonized the coastal areas of the territory starting in 1769. As a result of the Mexican War of Independence, California became a part of the Mexican Republic in 1821. It was subsequently captured by the United States in the Mexican-American War (1846-1848) which was concluded with the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. The California Gold Rush of 1848-1849 brought about 90,000 additional U.S. immigrants into the state, and California became the 31st state of the United States in 1850.
Although the state's sunny climate has given it a historic reputation for being laid back compared to the East Coast, the $1.55 trillion (as of 2005) California economy is larger than all but the top 7 national economies in the world * and is responsible for 13% of the United States' $13 trillion gross domestic product (GDP). The state's major predominant industries include agriculture, entertainment, light manufacturing, and tourism. California is also the home of several significant economic regions such as Hollywood (entertainment), the California Central Valley (agriculture), Silicon Valley (computers and high tech), and the Wine Country (wine).
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Big A Drug Stores - A small chain of pharmacies located through out the state. Drug Barn's in Sunnyvale and Colma and Drug Fair in Fresno, Big A Drug Stores in Long Beach and South Gate, and Camelot Drug in Lomita.
Cortese Pharmacy - Located in the Berkeley. area. Featuring a line of nutraceuticals.
Foothill Medical Pharmacy - Pharmacy in Sunnyvale, specializes in flu vaccines and immunizations. Find a clinical fee schedule.
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Jack's Drug Store - Serving Marin County and beyond with health, beauty and wellness supplies.
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Leiter's Park Avenue Pharmacy - Specializes in formulas which are not commercially available, not economically feasible to manufacture, tailored to meet the customer's individual needs for special drug strength or dosing considerations.
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MaxCare Pharmacy - Provides patient education services, a wellness center, home health care, compounded respiratory meds and home medical equipment. Located in Atascadero and Santa Maria.
Meta Description: [ All about Max Care pharmacy of Atascadero and Santa Maria, CA, and location area maps. We have served the Central Coast community over 20 years with patient educaton, perscriptions and home health care. ]
Ojai Village Pharmacy - Includes a map and driving directions, a list of products, and a history of this pharmacy in Ojai.
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OSO Home Care - Home Infusion Pharmacy - Located in Irvine in Orange County, and provides home infusion services, medical supplies, and nutritional products to patients, delivered to their homes.
Meta Description: [ OSO Home Care Inc., located in Irvine in Southern California's Orange County, provides home infusion services, medical supplies, and nutritional products to patients, delivered to their homes. ]
Rite Care Pharmacy - Full service retail pharmacy: Patient Consultation, Prescriptions, Vitamins Supplements, Alternative Medicine, Herbals, Medical Supplies.
Meta Description: [ Rite Care Pharmacy offers prescription drugs and natural alternative medicine ]
Rxpress Pharmacy - Offers prescription medications, compounding, and emergency contraceptives for residents of Los Angeles.
Meta Description: [ full service pharmacy in west los angeles california, compounding,emergency contraceptive/contraception,our location also offer copy,fax,notary public service ]
Thousand Cranes Pharmacy - San Francisco based community pharmacy focuses on services for the elderly. Find the hours of operation and contact details.
Meta Description: [ Thousand Cranes Pharmacy, San Francisco based and independently owned, provides traditional pharmacy services. ]
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