### Question
How does the law define wholesale distribution?


### Answer
Under *21 U.S.C. § 353*, **wholesale distribution** is defined as:

> the distribution of a drug subject to subsection (b) to a person other than a consumer or patient, or receipt of a drug subject to subsection (b) by a person other than the consumer or patient, but does not include—


(A) intracompany distribution of any drug between members of an affiliate or within a manufacturer

#### Citation:
  - *21 U.S.C. § 353*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 9-FEDERAL FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC ACT > SUBCHAPTER V-DRUGS AND DEVICES > Part A-Drugs and Devices**

