Health care
Health care wholesale and distribution
Distribution of drugs and supplies to pharmacies and hospitals. Core operations map to planned catalog modules; remaining gaps are listed on the industry page.
Close fit Planned NAICS 4242 / 4234
Status
Planned The coverage below describes the planned catalog as of repository commit 455b2c8. No app is released. Everything on this page is a plan. The repository contains a catalog and design documents, not a released app.
How the industry works
Operating characteristics
- high-volume orders from pharmacies
- narrow margins
- lot and expiry
- controlled substances
- daily delivery routes
- returns and recalls
Typical roles
- sales rep
- picker
- driver
- credit controller
- compliance officer
Day-to-day flows
- take orders
- pick by earliest expiry
- deliver
- invoice on terms
- handle returns
- reconcile controlled items
Tenders and payments seen
- invoice on terms
- cash on delivery
- bank transfers
Inventory and assets
- lot and expiry
- FEFOFirst-expired, first-out: pick the stock that expires soonest. Glossary
- controlled substances
- many locations
Reports they ask for
- sales by pharmacy
- aging receivables
- expiry
- recall trace
- fill rate
Integrations they need
- manufacturer feeds
- pharmacy ordering
- ERP
- carriers
A day in the life (illustrative scenario)
What the catalog covers
Statuses: C catalogued, P partial, G gap, N no claim. Modules involved: SALE, TKT, INV, PRC, DISC, RET, DLV, CONN, LOGI, CRM, LOYL, GIFT, EMP, CASH, PAY, BK, LITE, RPT, ANL, MULTI, SEC, DATA, FAIL, HW, PE, LATAM, ECOM, PLAT, SET, LNCH, PKGR.
| Capability | Status | Catalog modules |
|---|---|---|
| Selling and checkout | C Catalogued | SALE, TKT |
| Inventory, lots, purchasing | C Catalogued | INV |
| Pricing, discounts, tax rules | C Catalogued | PRC, DISC |
| Returns, credit, special sales | C Catalogued | RET |
| Delivery, waybills, logistics | C Catalogued | DLV, CONN, LOGI |
| Cash drawer, shifts, safe | C Catalogued | CASH |
| Tender types and payments | C Catalogued | PAY |
| Customers, loyalty, gift cards | C Catalogued | CRM, LOYL, GIFT |
| Staff, time clock, payroll basics | C Catalogued | EMP |
| Bookkeeping and ledger | C Catalogued | BK, LITE |
| Reports and analytics | C Catalogued | RPT, ANL |
| Multi-store, multi-register, sync | C Catalogued | MULTI |
| Security, audit, backup, failsafes | C Catalogued | SEC, DATA, FAIL |
| Hardware and peripherals | C Catalogued | HW |
| Country fiscal packs | C Catalogued | PE, LATAM |
| Integrations, API, settings | P Partial | ECOM, PLAT, SET, LNCH, PKGR |
| Regulated goods (age, licence, traceability) | P Partial | no dedicated module |
| Enterprise accounting (consolidation, intercompany) | P Partial | no dedicated module |
Gaps
- no EDI ordering or rebate engine
- no track-and-trace integration
- no controlled-substance register
Closest catalog items
Items whose names or descriptions match this industry. Matching is by keyword, so read each as a pointer, not a promise.
- Double-entry journal BK-0008
- Multi-currency ledger BK-0027
- Cost centers / classes / locations BK-0030
- Cross-outlet reports MULTI-0012
- Fixed assets register BK-0083
- Age-restricted item prompt SALE-0045
- Product age restriction flag INV-0041
- Product expiry tracking INV-0033
- Batch / lot tracking INV-0034
- Batch recall INV-0063
- Customer ID capture for boleta > [amount omitted] SALE-0077
- ISC (selective consumption) PRC-0025
- Park / hold sale SALE-0026
- Recall parked sale SALE-0028
- Prompt for serial / batch on line SALE-0046
- Quote expiry & follow-up TKT-0034
Sub-verticals
Pharmacy wholesaler
daily deliveries to pharmacies
Open →Sub-verticalMedical supplies wholesaler
hospitals and clinics
Open →Regulation themes to verify
These are themes, not advice and not compliance claims.
- wholesale licensing
- controlled-substance record-keeping
- track-and-trace and recall rules (themes to verify)
Edge cases that break naive systems
- recall
- short-dated returns
- rebate calculations
Classification
- NAICS
- NAICS 4242 / 4234 (indicative; verify codes) · sectors 42
- Fortune 500 industry labels
- Wholesalers: Health Care
- Fit
- Close fit
Public references consulted
- Distribution ERP (Infor M3, Bizowie, Arion) (excerpt)
Questions
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