NAICS Code 42421 — Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers

NAICS Industry in the official 2022 North American Industry Classification System (U.S. Census Bureau). It contains 1 direct sub-code.

Code	42421
Title	Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers
Level	NAICS Industry (5-digit)
Edition	NAICS 2022 edition

Official definition (2022 NAICS)

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

Cross-References.

This national industry shares the official Census description of 424210.

Where 42421 sits in the hierarchy

Level	Code	Title
Sector	42	Wholesale Trade
Subsector	424	Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods
Industry Group	4242	Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers
NAICS Industry	42421	Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers

Codes under 42421

Code	Title
424210	Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers

Data: official 2022 NAICS structure, descriptions and Census concordances, U.S. Census Bureau — U.S. government works in the public domain (17 U.S.C. §105). Suggested reference, not an official determination.