MEDICINE
The pharmaceutical supply system is complex
electronic order services , reimbursement support , and drug buy-back programs .
The wholesale distribution industry has gone through significant change and consolidation in the last 30 years , due in part to the increasing pressures to lower costs .
Between 1975 and 2000 , the number of wholesale distributors in the U . S . declined from approximately
200 to fewer than 50 , according to a report by Kaiser Family Foundation . The top three wholesale distributors , McKesson , Cardinal Health , and Amerisource-Bergen , account for almost 90 percent of the entire wholesale drug market .
Stocking Pharmacy Shelves Pharmacies are the final step on the pharmaceutical supply chain before
20 February 2015