ALR Technologies Inc. designs, markets, and develops medication compliance reminder devices and compliance monitoring systems primarily in the United States. Its products include ALRT Health-e-Connect System, a health management compliance monitoring system, which allows health care professionals to program compliance reminders for patients with chronic conditions, such as diabetes, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and other disease states; and Constant Health Companion, a product that reminds with audio beeping sound and displays actions to take on LCD screen. The company’s products also comprise Home Monitoring System that allows a treatment center and other health care professionals to remotely change patient's reminder timing and/or the actions/doses/medications to take at the time of each reminder serving heart disease patients, organ transplant recipients, cancer patients, severe diabetics, HIV patients, and patients with other chronic diseases. In addition, it offers ALALRT Health-e-Connect System for diabetes monitoring, a communications software platform that enables health professionals to remotely monitor the health progress of diabetic patients; and ALRT Health-e-Connect System for respiratory health management, which enables physicians and caregivers to monitor the use of the nebulizer, the time of day used, and the duration of time used. Further, the company provides vision care and contact lens replacement reminders; reminders for vitamins; nutrition and weight management programs; and reminders for medications for companion animals. Its target market consists of patients with diabetes and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, as well as with cystic fibrosis, transplant patients, congestive heart failure, coronary artery disease, and cancer. ALR Technologies Inc. was formerly known as Mo Betta Corp. and changed its name to ALR Technologies Inc. in December 1998. ALR Technologies Inc. was founded in 1987 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia.

PSS World Medical, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, distributes medical products and equipment, and pharmaceutical products to alternate-site healthcare providers in the United States. It operates in two segments, Physician Business and Elder Care Business. The Physician Business segment distributes medical-surgical disposable supplies, diagnostic equipment, non-diagnostic equipment, and healthcare information technology products. This segment also provides pharmaceutical products, such as vaccines, injectables, inhalants, topicals, opthalmic ointments and solutions, otic solutions and oral analgesics, antacids and antibiotics, and controlled pharmaceutical products to physician offices, as well as non-controlled drugs. The Elder Care Business segment distributes medical and related products, including medical supplies, incontinent supplies and personal care items, enteral feeding supplies, point of care testing devices, wound care, home medical equipment, and various supplies to long-term care patients. It also provides Medicare and Medicaid billing services to the assisted living market. This segment serves independent, regional, and national nursing home facilities, home health agencies, assisted living centers, hospices, and home medical equipment dealers. As of March 27, 2009, the Physician Business segment operated a distribution network consisting of 27 full-service distribution centers, 33 break-freight locations, and 2 redistribution facilities; and the Elder Care Business segment operated a distribution network consisting of 12 full-service distribution centers, 7 break-freight locations, 6 ancillary service centers, and 2 redistribution centers. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida.

Educational Development Corporation operates as a trade publisher of a line of children’s books in the United States. It distributes children’s books published by Usborne Publishing Limited in the United Kingdom. Educational Development Corporation offers various books, including Touchy-Feely board books, jigsaw puzzle books, activity and flashcards, adventure and search books, art books, sticker books, and foreign language books, as well as science and math titles, and chapter books and novels. It sells books through two divisions, Usborne Books and More, and Publishing. The Usborne Books and More division distributes books through independent consultants, who hold book showings in individual homes; and through book fairs, direct sales, and Internet sales. It also distributes these titles to school and public libraries. The Publishing division markets books to bookstores, toy stores, specialty stores, museums, and other retail outlets. It distributes books through commissioned trade representatives who call on book, toy, specialty stores, and other retail outlets; and through in-house marketing by telephone to the trade. Educational Development Corporation was founded in 1965 and is headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Kinray, one of the US's top private wholesale drug distributors, won't be independent much longer. The company provides generic, branded, and repackaged drugs, health and beauty products, medical equipment, vitamins, and diabetes-care products to 2,000 independent pharmacies, long-term care facilities, and specialty pharmacies along the Eastern Seaboard. Kinray also offers about 800 private label products under the Preferred Plus Pharmacy brand. The firm was founded in 1944 by sole owner and CEO Stewart Rahr's father, Joseph Rahr. The younger Rahr took over in 1975 and has since turned the company into a multi-billion dollar enterprise. However, in 2010 Kinray agreed to be acquired by Cardinal Health.

Grupo Casa Saba, S.A.B. de C. V., through its subsidiaries, operates as a multi-channel and multi-product wholesale distributor in Mexico, the United States. It distributes pharmaceutical products, health, beauty aids and consumer goods, general merchandise, publications, and various other products. In addition, the company offers freight services to third parties; real estate services; value added services comprising multiple daily deliveries, emergency product replacement, merchandising, marketing support, and other customer counseling services; and training, conferences, and trade fairs. It serves privately-owned and government pharmacies, mass merchandisers, regional and national supermarkets, department stores, retail and convenience stores, wholesalers, and other specialized channels. The company also operates medical clinics; and offers specialized medical, rehabilitation, and surgical services. As of December 31, 2009, Grupo Casa Saba, S.A.B. de C. V. operated a network of 22 distribution centers. Grupo Casa Saba, S.A.B. de C. V. was founded in 1892 and is based in Mexico, Mexico.

PBA Health injects the pharmacy industry with the right kind of medicine. Pharmacy Buying Association, operating as PBA Health, is a bit of a "one-stop" provider to pharmacies, including community-based pharmacies, as well as hospitals, clinics, and select pharmaceutical chains. The company provides group purchasing, inventory management, and cost-efficiency services, bringing competitive prices and fair reimbursements to pharmacies on more than 5,500 branded prescription, generic, and over-the-counter (OTC) drugs. PBA Health also offers its customers in-store operating systems that use proprietary software to track inventory, fill prescriptions, and follow third-party claims.

McKesson Corporation offers medicines, pharmaceutical supplies, and information and care management products and services for the healthcare industry. It operates through two segments, Distribution Solutions and Technology Solutions. The Distribution Solutions segment distributes ethical and proprietary drugs, medical-surgical supplies and equipment, and health and beauty care products in North America. This segment also provides specialty pharmaceutical solutions for biotech and pharmaceutical manufacturers; and sells financial, operational, and clinical solutions for retail, hospital, and long-term care pharmacies, as well as provides consulting, outsourcing, and other services. The Technology Solutions segment offers enterprise-wide clinical, patient care, financial, supply chain, and strategic management software solutions. It also offers pharmacy automation for hospitals, as well as connectivity, outsourcing and other services, including remote hosting and managed services to healthcare organizations. In addition, this segment provides InterQual claims payment solutions, medical management software, and care management programs. Its customers include hospitals, physicians, homecare providers, retail pharmacies, and payors in North America, the United Kingdom, Ireland, other European countries, Asia Pacific, and Israel. McKesson Corporation was founded in 1833 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Bestway is the UK's second-largest grocery wholesaler (behind Booker), trading from more than 50 warehouses throughout the UK. It was founded by Mohammed Anwar Pervez in 1962 as a single Asian food store, then moved into the wholesale arena in 1976 with its first cash and carry warehouse in London. Bestway boasts a product line of more than 50,000 items sold under the private brand Best-in and serves about 100,000 independent retailers. In 2005, Bestway acquired rival Batley's for £100 million. In 2010, the company merged the buying functions of its Batley's and Bestway businesses.

Kato Sangyo is a leading Japanese distributor of foodstuffs. Founded in 1947, the Tokyo exchange-listed company distributes processed food products primarily in the Kansai region and is expanding its sales force in the areas of Kanto and Tohoku. Its product offerings include milk, soft drinks, beer wine, fresh produce, pasta, cereal products, confectionery, jam, honey, frozen foods, and seafood products. Kato Sangyo operates via about a dozen subsidiaries and affiliated companies in Japan, including insurance, property leasing, and franchised restaurant operations.

Alex Lee, Inc. is a leading distributor of food and other products to retailers and foodservice operators. Its Merchants Distributors, Inc. (MDI) subsidiary supplies food and general merchandise to more than 850 retailers in 10 states, and MDI's own Consolidation Services business provides warehousing and logistics services. The Institutional Food House unit is a foodservice supplier that serves customers in the hospitality industry. Alex Lee also operates Lowe's Food Stores, a chain of about 110 grocery stores in the Carolinas and Virginia. Alex and Lee George started the company in 1931. The George family continues to control Alex Lee.

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