UPD is South Africa’s leading full-range pharmaceutical wholesaler and was acquired in 2003 to provide the distribution capability for the group’s healthcare strategy.
UPD business review
Market share
UPD fulfills the pharmaceutical supply needs of Clicks, major private hospital groups and 1 200 independent pharmacies. UPD also provides bulk distribution services to pharmaceutical manufacturers.
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Distribution hubs
R30.6 billion
Total managed turnover
31
Bulk distribution clients
441 million
Units of medicine distributed