Pharmaceutical Logistics Association of South Africa.
Strengthening the Supply Chain Behind South African Healthcare.
Distributors
Act as manufacturers’ agents providing 3PL services. As agents Distributors never own their principals’ products. Distributors provide bulk pre-wholesaling function.
Wholesalers
Provide Full-line or Short-line functions. Wholesalers purchase stock and take ownership of the products they sell. Wholesalers provide last mile delivery function.
Logistics Service Providers
Provide services between suppliers, manufacturers, distributor, retailers and end-users in the supply chain.
PLASA strengthens South Africa’s pharmaceutical logistics ecosystem through informed advocacy, regulatory engagement, industry collaboration and practical initiatives that support safe and reliable access to medicines.
Unifying healthcare distribution ensuring safe supply of healthcare products from the manufacturer to patients and consumers.
Our Role in Healthcare Delivery
What PLASA strives for
Members
Our members are leading pharmaceutical Distributors, Wholesalers and providers dedicated to maintaining a secure, safe and reliable healthcare supply chain.
Benefits
Members enjoy the benefits that arise from joint advocacy, collective collaboration, working forums and multi-stakeholder engagement.
Sign Up
To become a member, provide the necessary supporting information and qualification criteria, PLASA member support will do the rest.
LATEST NEWS
Codeine Regulation and the Role of Compliant Distribution
PLASA is and has been an active member of the Codeine Care initiative A few years ago it was realised globally, and in South Africa, that the growing and extensive misuse …
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