In a time when giant drug store, supermarket and mass merchant chains with their own distribution centers shake the retail landscape, the drug wholesaling business is alive and well. For pharmacy retailers, particularly smaller-scale regional chains and independents without distribution centers, the drug wholesaling industry remains a critical back-end resource. Even big national chains still draw on the industry’s unmatched logistical, distribution and storage prowess to guarantee an uninterrupted inventory pipeline, ensure safety stock and support central-fill dispensing operations.