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United Drug

United Drug is Ireland’s largest pharmaceutical distribution company and was originally founded by a group of pharmacists in Ballina, Mayo in 1948. In 2022 United Drug became part of the PHOENIX group and is now part of Europe’s leading healthcare provider in the sector. Employing more than 650 staff across operations in Dublin, Limerick and Mayo, we partner with more than 1,900 pharmacies, hospitals, clinics and primary care centres across Ireland. The business spans across three business units; United Drug Wholesale, United Drug Distribution and United Drug Consumer – all leaders in their category.

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Wholesale pharmacy customers

Cold chain locations

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United Drug Wholesale

Exceeding in supply chain excellence is the foundation of
what we do, with a focus on latest innovations and technologies, processes and training of our people to ensure a first-class service to our customers every time. With a focus on safe and secure delivery of products to the right person at the right time, we deliver  18,000 totes per day from our three depots in Dublin, Ballina and Limerick to 2500
customers across Ireland .

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United Drug Distributors

Managing outsourced activities on behalf of over 68 of the
world’s leading healthcare manufacturers, our core focus is in the areas of storage, order processing, distribution, commercial support and we also offer a range of bespoke value added services. Our comprehensive product portfolio includes Rx (Branded & Generics), OTC, Nutritional, Specialty, Vaccines (incl. HSE), Medical devices

Providing high-class healthcare logistics solutions and
expertise to all partners in the pharmaceutical supply chain is the backbone of United Drug Distribution.

Adhering to the highest quality and safety standards, and
maintaining and developing a strong team of people we continuously strive for progression and excellence in everything we do.

Our strong European presence through PHOENIX group provides
access and knowledge to market leading activities outside the Irish market.

United Drug Consumer

With over 75 colleagues UDC carries out 120k deliveries
annually & handles over 30k calls a year.   

We are dedicated to the goal of delivering products and services that add true and sustainable value to our retail partner’s businesses.

We pride ourselves in our 360° customer first approach, which gives our customers access to category leading brands, marketing
campaigns and industry led training, all designed to meet their ever evolving needs. Our dedicated and experienced sales, marketing and training team ensures commercial excellence.

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United Drug

Ireland's leading pharmaceutical wholesaler and distributor

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