SHANE PIERSON · SBA DATA
SBA by Industry · Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers

SBA Loans for Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers

SBA has approved 1,244 7(a) loans worth $380M to Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers businesses, and annual approvals have fallen 43% versus the prior decade.

1,244
7(a) loans
$380M
Approved dollars
$305,087
Average loan size
#237
Rank among industries
-43%
Annualized vs prior decade
10.3%
Active-status distress

Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers is the #237 business type by loan count in the SBA 7(a) record. Since 1991 the program has approved 1,244 such loans worth $380M, averaging $305,087 each. Annual approval volume has fallen 43% between the FY2013-2019 period and FY2020-2026. Among 165 active-status drugs and druggists' sundries merchant wholesalers loans, 10.3% are delinquent, past due, or in liquidation.

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7(a) loans only, approved and not cancelled, gross basis, classified by borrower NAICS. Active-status distress counts DELINQ, PSTDUE, or LIQUID loans as a share of CURR, DELINQ, PSTDUE, LIQUID, or DEFERD loans. Approval is not funding. FOIA record as of March 31, 2026. Methodology.

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