...providing many essential services to manufacturers,
pharmacists and other customers

Wholesalers Add Value Through Numerous Services

In addition to offering fast, economical and highly reliable product distribution, NWDA wholesalers provide many other essential services to manufacturers, pharmacists and other customers.

Inventory management support for retail and institutional customers is enhanced by wholesalers' use of bar coded shelf labels, automatic generation of price stickers and various computerized business management reports.

Virtually all customer orders are transmitted to wholesalers via sophisticated electronic order entry devices, which permit low inventory quantities at customer locations and next-day product replenishment.

Among the dozens of valuable supplemental services offered by typical NWDA wholesalers are:

• Performance-Based Pharmacy Networks
• Pharmacy computer systems (for prescriptions processing, drug interactions monitoring and facilitating claims processing)
• Automatic new product shipments
• Coordination of new overseas products such as Kava
• On-line interactive computer systems for purchasing control
• Inventory management systems
• Emergency delivery service
• Computerized business management reports
• Bar coded product identification stickers
• Contract administration for buying groups
• Generic item substitution options
• Generic "source" programs
• Private label products
• Planogramming services
• Point-of-sale scanning systems
• Price catalogs and microfiche
• Home health care marketing programs
• Co-op advertising programs
• Credit card programs (i.e., VISA, M/C, American Express)
• Retail employee training programs
• Retail sales/information bulletins
• Coupon redemption services
• Point-of-sale advertising materials
• Merchandising/rack jobbing
• Pharmacy/store fixturing and design
• Drop shipment/special order processing
• Continuing education programs for pharmacists
• Pharmaceutical Care Implementation Support