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Top 25 International pharmaceutical distributors based in the United Kingdom

Name: International pharmaceutical distributors based in the United Kingdom
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 17, 2026 279 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 279 international pharmaceutical distributors headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026 and tracks 18,689 professional contacts across them, including 5,441 with verified work emails. London is the largest hub.

This list covers international pharmaceutical distributors headquartered in the United Kingdom, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 17, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 17, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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18,689Contacts tracked

5,441Verified emails

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The 25 largest international pharmaceutical distributors based in the United Kingdom

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 279 international pharmaceutical distributors based in the United Kingdom, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 17, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to international pharmaceutical distributors: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	Alliance Healthcare	Indirect evidence	Woking, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	10001+	3,343 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “o Alliance Healthcare is the licensed European wholesale distribution network for Cencora.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
2	AAH Pharmaceuticals	Strong evidence	Coventry, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,006 contacts →
	Strong evidence “AAH is a leading distributor of pharmaceutical and healthcare products serving pharmacies, hospitals and dispensing doctors nationwide.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
3	Sciensus	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1,001-5,000	572 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Sciensus is the UK’s leading provider of complex clinical care at home.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
4	Mawdsleys	Partial evidence	Salford, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	501-1,000	292 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Established in 1825, we are a UK-based pharmaceutical services provider with over 200 years of experience.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
5	B&s Group	Partial evidence	Perivale, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	501-1,000	250 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Operating since B&S Group with its global presence has become one of the leading Pharmaceutical suppliers in the UK, experts in nationwide distribution and at the forefront of…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
6	Wasdell Group	Partial evidence	Swindon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	501-1,000	192 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The Wasdell Group provides the pharmaceutical and nutraceutical industries with solutions to a range of outsourcing requirements.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
7	LEXON	Indirect evidence	Redditch, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	201-500	176 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The UK’s largest short-line pharmacy wholesaler.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
8	Polar Speed	Indirect evidence	Leighton Buzzard, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	201-500	142 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Marken, UPS Healthcare Precision Logistics (formerly Marken, MNX & Polar Speed), the clinical and advanced therapy subsidiary of UPS Healthcare, unites expertise across healthcare…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
9	Ethigen LTD	Indirect evidence	East Kilbride, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	n/a	100 contacts →
	Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
10	Smartway Pharmaceuticals	Strong evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	91 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Smartway Pharmaceuticals is a London based MHRA authorised distributor, standing at the forefront of pharmaceutical and healthcare products supply.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
11	IPS Pharma	Strong evidence	West Molesey, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	91 contacts →
	Strong evidence “IPS Pharma is an independent international pharmaceutical services company operating in three main areas: Unlicensed medicines (Unlicensed Imports and Specials), Clinical Trials…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
12	Alliance Healthcare In The UK	Indirect evidence	Chessington, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	5,001-10,000	83 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Alliance Healthcare is the licensed European wholesale distribution network for Cencora.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
13	Astute Healthcare Limited	Strong evidence	Hitchin, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	201-500	68 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Astute Healthcare Limited is a privately held & well established pharmaceutical distributor and supplier to the Healthcare sectors.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
14	Spey Medical LTD	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	201-500	68 contacts →
	Partial evidence “SPEY MEDICAL was established in 1990 as a regional pharmaceutical wholesaler in Central Asia (CA).” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
15	SIGMA	Partial evidence	Watford, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	201-500	60 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Sigma has been established as a licensed wholesaler and distributor for over 35 years.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
16	CST Pharma Limited	Partial evidence	Aldridge, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	54 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Since 2002, CST Pharma have been procuring and supplying the UK pharmaceutical sector.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
17	Clarity Pharma Limited	Partial evidence	Bishop's Stortford, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	48 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Clarity Pharma Ltd is an award-winning, pharma and health distribution services company, working on behalf of manufacturers within pharmaceutical, medical device and healthcare…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
18	Mediwin Ppip LTD	Partial evidence	Littlehampton, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	36 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Mediwin was established in 2001 and specialises in the importation, repackaging and distribution of pharmaceutical products throughout the UK and Europe.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
19	Alium Medical	Partial evidence	Borehamwood, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	35 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Specialists in the global sourcing and supply of pharmaceutical products.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
20	A1 Pharmaceuticals PLC	Strong evidence	Rainham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	32 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Importer and exporter of branded pharmaceuticals and medical devices The product range includes major branded surgical dressings manufactured by large international companies eg…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
21	Spectrumx	Partial evidence	Knutsford, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	31 contacts →
	Partial evidence “SpectrumX is a UK-based pharmaceutical manufacturer operating an MHRA-licensed facility for the production of unlicensed medicines.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
22	KEY Pharmaceuticals Limited	Partial evidence	Cambridgeshire, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	31 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Based in Worcestershire, UK, with additional offices in Cambridge, Dublin and Pune, Key Pharmaceuticals is proud to be part of the Bestway Health Care Group, which has extensive…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
23	Cross Healthcare LTD	Indirect evidence	Throsk, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	31 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Parallel Importer of prescription medicines” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
24	Qmed Pharma	Indirect evidence	Stratford, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	29 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “With a combined experience of over 50 years of working within the healthcare sector, we noticed that there was a lack of quality service providers within the UK - organisations…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
25	Nutri-Link	Indirect evidence	Newton Abbot, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	27 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Nutri-Link imports and distributes a comprehensive range of the highest quality nutritional supplements directly to healthcare professionals and their patients/clients.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: international pharmaceutical distributors. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names international pharmaceutical distributors.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of international pharmaceutical distributors, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name international pharmaceutical distributors. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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International pharmaceutical distributors based in the United Kingdom at a glance

As of Sep 17, 2026

29.1%Verified-email coverage

67.0Average contacts per company

11-50Median size (employees)

23.7%Largest-city concentration · London

Sep 17, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

136

11-50

51-200

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

5,001-10,000

10001+

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United Kingdom, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United Kingdom, over 279 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among international pharmaceutical distributors, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in the United Kingdom whose own description of what they do matches “international pharmaceutical distributors”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names international pharmaceutical distributors), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among international pharmaceutical distributors, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United Kingdom are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 5,441 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 17, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

International pharmaceutical distributors by metro

International pharmaceutical distributors in London66

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names international pharmaceutical distributors, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many international pharmaceutical distributors are there based in the United Kingdom?

RevenueBase identified 279 international pharmaceutical distributors headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Alliance Healthcare, headquartered in Woking, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most international pharmaceutical distributors?

London leads with 66 headquartered companies, followed by Watford (9) and East Kilbride (5).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 5,441 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 279 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 17, 2026.

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RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.