SIC 5122 Drugs, Drug Proprietaries, and Druggists' Sundries

SIC 5122

This industry classification includes establishments engaged in the wholesale distribution of items such as prescription drugs, proprietary drugs, druggists' sundries, and toiletries. Products handled by industry participants include antiseptics, bandages, blood plasma, cosmetics, hair preparations, perfumes, pharmaceuticals, nonelectric razors and razor blades, toothbrushes, and vitamins. Establishments primarily involved in the wholesale distribution of surgical, dental, and hospital equipment are included in SIC 5047: Medical, Dental, and Hospital Equipment and Supplies.

NAICS CODE(S)

422210

Drugs, Drug Proprietaries, and Druggists' Sundries Wholesalers

In 2006 the total number of establishments engaged in this industry was 10,418. These companies employed 141,177 workers and posted sales of approximately $350 billion that year. The average sales per establishment was about $39.4 million. States with the highest establishments were California with 1,715, New York with 1,003, and Florida with 933.

Product categories within the industry that generated the largest sales were, first, by a wide margin, pharmaceuticals, with more than $111 billion, followed by cosmetics, perfumes, and hair products with $11 billion, and third, drugs and drug proprietors with...