DISTRIBUTOR / WHOLESALER MEMBERS

Distributor/Wholesaler members are individual wholesale firms that participate in IFPW in addition to their own national association. (company descriptions can be found below this listing)

Alfresa Holdings Corporation
Tokyo, Japan

Alfresa   is a leader in the Japanese healthcare industry and is dedicated to fulfilling its corporate philosophy, “we create and deliver a fresh life for all” come true through a wide range of business lines, including ethical pharmaceuticals wholesaling, OTC pharmaceuticals wholesaling, pharmaceutical manufacturing, and operating dispensing pharmacies.

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Alliance Healthcare
Surrey, United Kingdom
  Bringing Healthcare Closer

Alliance Healthcare is one of the largest pharmaceutical wholesalers and distributors in Europe. But it didn’t start out that way. The story begins over 80 years ago in the UK, when the UniChem group was founded in 1938. Alliance Healthcare has a very simple mission: to bring healthcare closer to local communities so that they can help people lead healthier, happier lives. This is done by working closely with customers to understand their individual needs and tailoring Alliance Healthcare solutions that are specific to them. Alliance Healthcare aims to be the partner of choice for distribution, logistics, and added-value solutions. Working with pharmaceutical healthcare manufacturing companies and pharmacists, as well as patients and consumers.

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Alta Pharmaceuticals is a modern company with sustainable upward development in the pharmaceutical sector, with knowledge and experience in wholesale of pharmaceutical products, medical devices, food supplements and cosmetics, one of the leading distributors of medical products on the wholesale and retail market in Bulgaria.

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BODEGA FARMACEUTICA SA

Guatemala

BOFASA is a leading healthcare distributor in Guatamala.

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CENCORA

Conshohocken, PA, United States

Cencora is a leading pharmaceutical solutions organization centered on improving the lives of people and animals everywhere.  The Cencora family of companies is united in its responsibility to create healthier futures in service to patients, while providing solutions for unparalleled access, efficiency and reliability to move health forward. 

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CFAO Group (formerly Eurapharma)
Paris, France

With a drug market worth 20 billion dollars, access to affordable and quality products remains a major challenge for Africa. CFAO Healthcare, strengthens the healthcare offer on the continent by producing and distributing pharmaceutical and medical products and services.

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Drogueria del Sud S.A.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Duopharm
Dakar, Senegal

Duopharm is a pharmaceutical distribution company based in Senegal.  Founded in 2003, the company maintains its vision to strengthen the link between the wholesale supplier and community pharmacist while focusing on becoming a key player in the African wholesale market and driving development of pharma while serving the continent through leadership.  It maintains three subsidiaries – Sophadex (responsible for export wholesaler activity and functions as a pharmaceutical hub), Pharmaspace (responsible for promotion and distribution of parapharma products in Senegal) and Defi Pharma (a pharmaceutical factory project with development underway in partnership with IFC.)  

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EBOS Group
Docklands, Victoria, Australia

EBOS Group is the largest and most diversified Australasian marketer, wholesaler and distributor of healthcare, medical and pharmaceutical products.  It is also a leading Australasian animal care products marketer and distributor.  With more than 2,700 employees in 42 locations across Australasia

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Fármacos Nacionales S.A. de C.V.
Mexico City, Mexico
 

Grupo Fármacos is a specialized distributor, wholesaler and retailer serving the private and government sectors in the Mexico market.

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Grupo Cofares
Madrid, Spain

Cofares is a full-line pharmaceutical distribution cooperative and a strategic player within the pharmaceutical value chain, contributing to improving people's health and quality of life.

As a backbone healthcare organization, it represents more than 12,150 pharmacy-owning members, representing 55% of all pharmacies in Spain. Cofares is committed to excellence, innovation, and diversification as drivers of progress in the pharmaceutical sector.

The organization maintains a firm commitment to people and responsible business practices, based on the professional development of its employees, the promotion of workplace well-being, and the fostering of an inclusive and diverse culture. In our country, it generates more than 3,000 direct jobs, including all types of professional profiles, plus another 1,100 indirect positions.


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Hefame
Murcia, Spain

Hefame was founded in the 1950s in Murcia as Hermandad Farmacéutica del Mediterraáneo S.C.L., a cooperative distributing medicines and para-pharmaceutical products to pharmaceutical offices.  Hefame maintains a significant presence in the whole of Spain, with offices in Madrid, and 14 logistics warehouses across the country.  Hefame proudly serves 5,637 pharmacies, 4,171 members and 1,466 customers, and they are strongly committed to health, the environment and society while providing the best technologies to advise and improve the daily management of pharmacies. 

 

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McKesson Corporation
Las Colinas, TX, USA

McKesson Corporation is currently ranked 5th on the Fortune 500 and is a global leader in healthcare supply chain management solutions, retail pharmacy, community oncology, and specialty care, as well as medical information technology.  McKesson partners with pharmaceutical manufacturers, providers, pharmacies, government and other organizations in healthcare to help provide the right medicines, medical products and healthcare services to the right patients at the right time, safely and cost-effectively.  United by our ICARE shared principles, our 70,000 employees across more than 16 countires work every day to innovate and deliver opportunities that make our customers and partners more successful--all for the better health of patients.  McKesson has been named "Most Admired Company" in the healthcare wholesaler category by FORTUNE, a "Best Place to Work" by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, a top military-friendly  company by Military Friendly, and a "Best Employer for a Health Lifestyle" by the National Business Group on Health.

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Medipal Holdings Corporation
Tokyo, Japan
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Nadro S.A.P.I. de CV
Mexico City, Mexico

NADRO is dedicated to the logistics of distribution of pharmaceutical products, hygiene and personal beauty. Nadro is the link between providers, community pharmacies and institutional clients. Thanks to the joint work of employees and the great effort to bring service to the entire country, new branches have been established; Currently there are 14, which provide different products to the entire Mexican Republic. In addition, Nadro has corporate offices, that represent the vital center of the organization. For more than sixty years, the name of NADRO has been linked to the pharmaceutical supply logistics service, traveling throughout the country and providing health to its inhabitants through the highest quality pharmaceutical and hygiene products in the world.

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Nakakita Yakuhin Co., Ltd.
Tokyo, Japan
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PHOENIX group
Mannheim, Germany

The PHOENIX group, headquartered in Mannheim, Germany, is the European leader in pharmaceutical wholesale, pharmacy retail, and services for the pharmaceutical industry. With a presence in 29 countries, the company offers unique geographical coverage throughout Europe. Around 17,000 pharmacies are members of one of PHOENIX’s partnership programmes. The PHOENIX group also operates over 3,300 of its own pharmacies in 17 European countries, in which around 189 million patients per year receive expert advice from pharmacists in addition to their medicines. With more than 48,000 employees, PHOENIX makes a vital contribution to comprehensive healthcare every day.

 

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Profarma Distribuidora De Produtos Farmeuticos S.A.
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Salehiya Healthcarel
Saudi Arabia
Salehiya started commercial activities in 1964, as a specialized healthcare company. At present, it is one of the leading Saudi Arabian companies involved in the distribution of pharmaceuticals, medical and laboratory equipment, diagnostics, medical disposables, hospital and consumer supplies.
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Sigma Healthcare
Clayton, Australia
Sigma has the largest pharmacy network in Australia, with over 1,200 branded and independent stores. Sigma also has an expanding presence in the hospital pharmacy services and other healthcare service adjacencies. From modest beginnings in Melbourne in 1912, the company has grown into a vibrant, nationwide network servicing community and hospital pharmacy. Sigma is proud of its role in helping to make pharmacy services and medicines accessible for all Australians.
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TAMER Group

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

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The TAMER Group has come a long way since 1922 when Mohammed Said Tamer established the first pharmacy in Saudi Arabia.  Today, it is a leader in healthcare, nutrition, wellness and beauty care, responding to the growing needs of the Saudi and Middle East communities.  Headquartered in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, TAMER Group represents many of the world’s leading companies through various agreements, partnerships and joint ventures.  The group has a majority shareholding in SAJA with Daiichi Sankyo Co. and Astellas Pharma.

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  The Boots Group
United Kingdom

The Boots Group is a trusted leader in healthcare, pharmacy and retail, with a 176-year legacy of serving communities.

The Boots Group includes pharmacy-led health and beauty retail businesses globally, along with a pharmaceutical wholesale operation in Germany. Through trusted brands, including Boots, No7 Beauty Company and Farmacias Benavides, the company focuses on helping people look and feel their best by delivering convenient high-quality healthcare and retail services. The Boots Group’s pharmaceutical wholesale business in Germany operates under the Alliance Healthcare Deutschland and GEHE brands, and supports over 11,000 pharmacies nationwide through modern logistics and digital healthcare services.

Toho Holdings is one of the largest nationwide pharmaceutical wholesalers in Japan.  Founded in 1948, the company has also been engaged in dispensing pharmacy business and in the manufacture and sales of pharmaceuticals centered on generics.  Under the corporate mission of "Total commitment to good health", the company emphasizes the placement of its ultimate priority on its patients, and by making efforts to create customer value in order to increase customer satisfaction.  The company also aims to improve medium to long-term corporate value through sustainable development.
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VITAL-Net Inc.
Tokyo, Japan
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Zuellig Pharma Asia Pacific
Hong Kong
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