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2017 Edition

national industry 424210

Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers

Overview

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.

The immediate parent of national industry 424210 is international industry 42421: Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers

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

2017 NAICS Edition Cross References

  • Establishments primarily engaged in the merchant wholesale distribution of surgical, dental, and hospital equipment are classified in Industry 423450, Medical, Dental, and Hospital Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers.

Sub-Descriptions

  1. 424210 - Antibiotics merchant wholesalers
  2. 424210 - Antiseptics merchant wholesalers
  3. 424210 - Bacteriological medicines merchant wholesalers
  4. 424210 - Bandages (except surgical) merchant wholesalers
  5. 424210 - Beauty preparations merchant wholesalers
  6. 424210 - Beauty supplies merchant wholesalers
  7. 424210 - Biologicals and allied products merchant wholesalers
  8. 424210 - Blades, razor, merchant wholesalers
  9. 424210 - Blood derivatives merchant wholesalers
  10. 424210 - Blood plasma merchant wholesalers
  11. 424210 - Botanical drugs and herbs merchant wholesalers
  12. 424210 - Botanicals merchant wholesalers
  13. 424210 - Colognes merchant wholesalers
  14. 424210 - Cosmetics merchant wholesalers
  15. 424210 - Dental care preparations merchant wholesalers
  16. 424210 - Dentifrices merchant wholesalers
  17. 424210 - Deodorants, personal, merchant wholesalers
  18. 424210 - Dermatological medicines merchant wholesalers
  19. 424210 - Diagnostic reagents merchant wholesalers
  20. 424210 - Diagnostics, in-vitro and in-vivo, merchant wholesalers
  21. 424210 - Dietary supplements merchant wholesalers
  22. 424210 - Drug proprietaries merchant wholesalers
  23. 424210 - Druggists' sundries merchant wholesalers
  24. 424210 - Drugs merchant wholesalers
  25. 424210 - Endocrine substances merchant wholesalers
  26. 424210 - First-aid kits (except industrial) merchant wholesalers
  27. 424210 - First-aid supplies merchant wholesalers
  28. 424210 - Gauze merchant wholesalers
  29. 424210 - General-line drugs merchant wholesalers
  30. 424210 - Hair care products merchant wholesalers
  31. 424210 - Hair preparations (except professional) merchant wholesalers
  32. 424210 - Herbal supplements merchant wholesalers
  33. 424210 - Hygiene products, oral, merchant wholesalers
  34. 424210 - Medical sundries, rubber, merchant wholesalers
  35. 424210 - Nonprescription drugs merchant wholesalers
  36. 424210 - Perfumes merchant wholesalers
  37. 424210 - Pharmaceuticals merchant wholesalers
  38. 424210 - Plasmas, blood, merchant wholesalers
  39. 424210 - Prescription drugs merchant wholesalers
  40. 424210 - Radioactive pharmaceutical isotopes merchant wholesalers
  41. 424210 - Radiopharmaceuticals merchant wholesalers
  42. 424210 - Razor blades merchant wholesalers
  43. 424210 - Razors (except electric) merchant wholesalers
  44. 424210 - Rubber goods, medical, merchant wholesalers
  45. 424210 - Salts, bath, merchant wholesalers
  46. 424210 - Shaving preparations merchant wholesalers
  47. 424210 - Skin care preparations merchant wholesalers
  48. 424210 - Specialty-line pharmaceuticals merchant wholesalers
  49. 424210 - Toilet preparations merchant wholesalers
  50. 424210 - Toilet soaps merchant wholesalers
  51. 424210 - Toiletries merchant wholesalers
  52. 424210 - Toothbrushes (except electric) merchant wholesalers
  53. 424210 - Toothpastes merchant wholesalers
  54. 424210 - Vaccines merchant wholesalers
  55. 424210 - Veterinarians' medicines merchant wholesalers
  56. 424210 - Vitamins merchant wholesalers

History

The NAICS editions in which this code was present are indicated below. In the event that a code was changed from the prior edition the equivalent value in that edition is provided for reference.

Edition Existed Equivalent Value
2002 424210
2007 424210
2012 424210
2017 424210
2022 424210

Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Mappings

  1. 5122 - Drugs, Drug Proprietaries, and Druggists' Sundries

Insurance Industry Mappings

The US Property and Casualty Insurance Industry may use the following classification descriptions which might encompass national industry 424210, Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers:

  1. bandage distributor
  2. barber or beauty shop supply distributor
  3. barber or beauty shop supply distributor no re packaging or re labeling
  4. barber or beauty shop supply distributor no re packaging or re labeling for own brand retail sale
  5. barber or beauty supply no mixing blending or manufacturing wholesale
  6. beauty and cosmetic supply wholesaler
  7. cosmetic and toiletry distributor
  8. cosmetic hair or skin preparation distributor
  9. cosmetic perfume
  10. cosmetic wholesale
  11. drug and druggist sundry merchant wholesaler
  12. drug distributor
  13. drug distributor no re packaging or re labeling for own brand retail sale
  14. drug drug proprietary and druggist sundry
  15. drug supply low hazard
  16. drug supply medium or high hazard
  17. medical hospital and surgical supply store
  18. medical hospital and surgical supply store including rental general liability is not available
  19. merchant wholesaler nondurable good
  20. miscellaneous not otherwise classified
  21. miscellaneous not otherwise classified wholesale
  22. plastic and rubber supply good distributor
  23. plastic or rubber supply good distributor
  24. radioactive isotope
  25. radioactive isotope wholesale
  26. razor non electric distributor
  27. rubber product other
  28. rubber product other than tire and tube
  29. store drug store wholesale
  30. store drug wholesale
  31. store wholesale not otherwise classified
  32. store wholesale store not otherwise classified
  33. toilet article distributor
  34. toilet soap distributor
  35. wholesale not otherwise classified
  36. wholesale store not otherwise classified
  37. wholesale trade

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