orphan as no other articles link to it . please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . september 2015 smith drug company type private industry pharmaceuticals and pharmacy services founded 1944 headquarters spartanburg south carolina u.s. key people jeff foreman r.ph . president number of employees 335 2013 website smithdrug.com smith drug company is a spartanburg south carolina based drug wholesale company and a division of j m smith corporation . 1 the company was founded in 1944 with annual revenue in excess of 2 billion as of 2013 . 2 the company specializes in wholesale pharmaceutical distribution home medical equipment and other medical products serving more than 1400 customers . although it services long term care facilities and regional hospitals as well the company has been serving independent pharmacies for almost 70 years . contents 1 history 2 facilities 3 key programs & services 4 continuing education and trade show 5 other divisions 6 external links 7 references history edit in 1925 j.m. smith sr. r.ph . founded smith drug company as an independent pharmacy in asheville north carolina . as the changing economy of the 1940s rigors of contstant travel and shortages imposed by world war ii began to take their toll j.m. smith began divesting his retail chain of drug stores and incorporated smith drug company in 1943 . the wholesale drug operation began in the attic of the original smith drug store in spartanburg south carolina and now manages three large distribution centers across the southeastern united states . facilities edit in addition to its national headquarters located in spartanburg south carolina smith drug company maintains additional distribution centers and offices in paragould arkansas and valdosta georgia . 3 4 5 key programs & services edit healthwise advertising program . bargainwise monthly promotional flyer program . dollarwise low cost health and beauty aids household chemicals and general merchandise . generx quikship first to market generics . hme home medical equipment . diabeticare promotional program for diabetics . smith source enhanced pricing program for generics . continuing education and trade show edit since 1996 smith drug company s continuing education program has grown into a large attraction at the company s annual trade show where it gives manufacturers vendors and customers a place to meet . other divisions edit qs 1 data systems integral solutions group smith premier services norgenix rxmedic systems external links edit smith drug company j m smith corporation qs 1 data systems references edit http www.jmsmithcorp.com divisions smith drug company http www.forbes.com lists 2011 21 private companies 11 j m smith corporation uddl.html http valdostadailytimes.com local x1155926142 welcome smith drug co http www.arkansasbusiness.com article 52260 smith drug co coming to paragould http www.goupstate.com article 20090603 articles 906031019 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title smith drug company & oldid 682833435 categories companies based in south carolinapharmaceutical companies of the united stateshidden categories orphaned articles from september 2015all orphaned articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 26 september 2015 at 11 00 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view