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. Illustrative Examples: Antibiotics merchant wholesalers Endocrine substances merchant wholesalers Blood derivatives merchant wholesalers In-vitro and in-vivo diagnostics merchant wholesalers Drugs merchant wholesalers Botanicals merchant wholesalers Vaccines merchant wholesalers Cosmetics merchant wholesalers Vitamins merchant wholesalers Veterinarians' medicines merchant wholesalers

Including:

• Antibiotics merchant wholesalers
• Antiseptics merchant wholesalers
• Bacteriological medicines merchant wholesalers
• Bandages (except surgical) merchant wholesalers
• Beauty preparations merchant wholesalers
• Beauty supplies merchant wholesalers
• Biologicals and allied products merchant wholesalers
• Blades, razor, merchant wholesalers
• Blood derivatives merchant wholesalers
• Blood plasma merchant wholesalers
• Botanical drugs and herbs merchant wholesalers
• Botanicals merchant wholesalers
• Colognes merchant wholesalers
• Cosmetics merchant wholesalers
• Dental care preparations merchant wholesalers
• Dentifrices merchant wholesalers
• Deodorants, personal, merchant wholesalers
• Dermatological medicines merchant wholesalers
• Diagnostic reagents merchant wholesalers
• Diagnostics, in-vitro and in-vivo, merchant wholesalers
• Dietary supplements merchant wholesalers
• Drug proprietaries merchant wholesalers
• Druggists' sundries merchant wholesalers
• Drugs merchant wholesalers
• Endocrine substances merchant wholesalers
• First-aid kits, household, merchant wholesalers
• First-aid supplies, household, merchant wholesalers
• Gauze merchant wholesalers
• General-line drugs merchant wholesalers
• Hair care products merchant wholesalers
• Hair preparations (except professional) merchant wholesalers
• Hand sanitizers merchant wholesalers
• Herbal supplements merchant wholesalers
• Hygiene products, oral, merchant wholesalers
• Medical sundries, rubber, merchant wholesalers
• Nonprescription drugs merchant wholesalers
• Perfumes merchant wholesalers
• Pharmaceuticals merchant wholesalers
• Plasmas, blood, merchant wholesalers
• Prescription drugs merchant wholesalers
• Radioactive pharmaceutical isotopes merchant wholesalers
• Radiopharmaceuticals merchant wholesalers
• Razor blades merchant wholesalers
• Razors (except electric) merchant wholesalers
• Rubber goods, medical, merchant wholesalers
• Salts, bath, merchant wholesalers
• Shaving preparations merchant wholesalers
• Skin care preparations merchant wholesalers
• Specialty-line pharmaceuticals merchant wholesalers
• Toilet preparations merchant wholesalers
• Toilet soaps merchant wholesalers
• Toiletries merchant wholesalers
• Toothbrushes (except electric) merchant wholesalers
• Toothpastes merchant wholesalers
• Vaccines merchant wholesalers
• Veterinarians' medicines merchant wholesalers
• Vitamins merchant wholesalers