Which term defines the activity of sale, purchase, trade, delivery, handling, storage, or receipt of a product, excluding dispensing under prescription?

• A. Disposition
• B. Distribution
• C. Product Identifier
• D. Repackager

Answer: (B)

Distribution is the term that describes the movement and handling of drug products through the supply chain—selling, purchasing, trading, delivering, storing, or receiving—without including dispensing to patients under prescription. This distinction matters because distribution covers how products flow from manufacturers to wholesalers, distributors, pharmacies, and hospitals, focusing on the logistical and transactional side rather than the act of providing a prescribed medication to a patient. Repackager refers to altering packaging, product identifier is a coding system, and disposition usually means ending use or disposal of a product, not its movement through the supply chain.