Oriola in Sweden
Oriola is the second largest pharmaceutical wholesale company in Sweden, with a market share of about 40 per cent.
Pharmaceutical market in Sweden
Sweden’s pharmacy monopoly was dismantled in July 2009. As a result, new business models have surfaced on the wholesale market. Following the change in the market, new providers of logistics services have entered the Swedish market alongside the single-channel model.
Pharmaceutical wholesale services
The Oriola wholesale logistics centres in Sweden are located in Mölnlycke and Enköping. The clientele consists of pharmaceutical companies and pharmacy chains. Oriola Sweden has a focus on DTP business (direct to pharmacy) and services provided to pharmaceutical industry. All pharmacy distribution is centralized to the site in Enköping and central warehousing in Mölnlycke, where the head quarter is located.
Value added services
In addition to pharmacy distribution and central warehousing, Oriola provides pharmaceutical manufacturers with various added value services.
- Logistics and management for Clinical Trials is a well established and growing service, appreciated by pharmaceutical companies around the world.
- The Sampling and Storage services are used by several pharmaceutical companies that appreciate support with logistics and material to their sales force and various customers.
- The Packaging service includes all types of re-packing and handling of all types of pharmaceuticals for the Swedish and Nordic markets.
Quality in Oriola
In the processing and distribution of pharmaceuticals, Oriola invests in quality and accuracy. The Five Star Company quality program was launched in spring 2010.
In the quality program, all the main pharmaceutical wholesale processes and their sub-processes are inspected in detail. Particular attention has been paid to the storage, processing and distribution of temperature-controlled products.