Drugs & Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers
Key Figures
Figures are published for NAICS 42421 directly.
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Official definition
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in the merchant wholesale distribution of biological and medical products; botanical drugs and herbs; and pharmaceutical products intended for internal and/or external consumption in such forms as ampoules, tablets, capsules, vials, ointments, powders, solutions, and suspensions.
Source: US Census Bureau, 2017 NAICS Definitions. Public domain. Census publishes this definition under NAICS 424210, the only detailed industry in this group.
Illustrative examples
- Antibiotics merchant wholesalers
- Endocrine substances merchant wholesalers
- Blood derivatives merchant wholesalers
- In-vitro and in-vivo diagnostics merchant wholesalers
- Botanicals merchant wholesalers
- Vaccines merchant wholesalers
- Cosmetics merchant wholesalers
- Vitamins merchant wholesalers
Which code does this activity belong in?
Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers covers merchant wholesalers distributing pharmaceutical products, biological and medical products, and botanical drugs in their final consumable forms such as tablets, capsules, vials, ointments, and solutions. The boundary separates this code from Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers, which distribute bulk chemicals and basic chemical forms rather than finished pharmaceutical preparations intended for human consumption. Establishments in 42421 wholesale ready-to-use medical and pharmaceutical items, whereas chemical wholesalers handle raw chemical materials and precursors used in manufacturing.
Written for NAICS 424210, the only detailed industry in this group.