This U.S. Census Bureau NAICS-based industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in buying or selling biological and medical products; botanical drugs and herbs; and pharmaceutical products intended for internal and external consumption on a commission, brokerage, or agency basis for others through a sales force rather than through electronic means such as the Internet.
Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--
Merchant wholesale distribution of biological and medical products; botanical drugs and herbs; and pharmaceutical products intended for internal and external consumption--are classified in Industry Group 4242, Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers; andBringing together buyers and sellers of goods using the Internet or other electronic means and generally receiving a commission or fee for the service--are classified in Industry 425110, Business to Business Electronic Markets.