KY pharmacy wholesaler bonds.
$750. Five minutes.

Kentucky requires a pharmacy wholesaler to file a fixed $25,000 bond with the Board of Pharmacy for its permit. Ours is $750 flat — 3% of the bond amount, the same for every applicant. The application is five minutes, with no credit check.

Required for your KY wholesaler permit under KRS 315.402 and 201 KAR 2:105
Fixed price, fixed amount — $25,000 bond, $750, no quote process
Multi-year terms available — set it up once, forget it for up to 3 years
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How it works

Three steps. One sitting.

License bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here is the entire process:

NOW · 5 MINUTES

Apply online

Business details and an effective date. That’s the application — no financials, no credit check section, no follow-up scavenger hunt.

MINUTES, USUALLY

Pay & e-sign

License bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.

SAME DAY

File with the Board of Pharmacy

Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your wholesaler permit application or renewal. Wet-ink original mailed on request.

The whole pricing page.

$25,000 bond × 3% = $750, one-time per term. Fixed amount, fixed price, multi-year if you want it.

1-year term
$750
2-year term
$1,500
3-year term
$2,250
About this bond

What it is and who needs it.

What the bond actually guarantees

Kentucky licenses pharmaceutical wholesalers through the Board of Pharmacy. Under KRS 315.402 and 201 KAR 2:105, an applicant for a wholesaler permit must submit a surety bond of not less than $25,000, held and firmly bound unto the people of the Commonwealth and the Board.

The bond is a compliance guarantee standing behind your obligations under Kentucky pharmacy and drug-distribution law. It protects the Commonwealth and the public if a wholesaler violates the law governing the distribution of prescription drugs.

It is a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the Board of Pharmacy for the Commonwealth (the obligee). The regulation also allows other approved security — insurance, an irrevocable letter of credit, or a trust deposit — but a surety bond is usually cheapest. It is not insurance for you: if the surety pays, you repay the surety.

KRS 315.402 / 201 KAR 2:105Under KRS 315.402 and 201 KAR 2:105, an applicant for a Kentucky wholesaler permit must submit a surety bond in the penal sum of not less than $25,000, held and firmly bound unto the people of the Commonwealth and the Kentucky Board of Pharmacy — or other equivalent security acceptable to the Board (insurance, an irrevocable letter of credit, or a trust deposit).

You need this bond if you are

Applying for a KY wholesaler permit through the Board of Pharmacy
Renewing your wholesaler permit and your bond is expiring or your surety non-renewed
Distributing prescription drugs into or within Kentucky as a wholesaler
A new entrant setting up pharmaceutical wholesale operations in the Commonwealth

Five minutes. The whole thing.

These are the actual issuing fields — no credit check section, because this bond doesn’t have one.

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FAQs

Common questions.

If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.

How much is the Kentucky pharmacy wholesaler bond? +
The premium is $750 — a flat 3% of the fixed $25,000 bond amount, the same for every wholesaler. The $25,000 is set by regulation, so there is no quote process.
Do I pay the $25,000? +
No. You pay $750. The $25,000 is the surety’s maximum liability if a valid claim is made against the bond — not a deposit, and nobody holds your money.
What is the difference between this and the wholesale distributor bond? +
Both are $25,000 Board of Pharmacy permit bonds under 201 KAR 2:105. They map to different permit types the Board issues — a Wholesaler permit versus a Wholesale Distributor permit. File the one your permit application names; we issue either.
Is there a credit check? +
Not on this bond — the application has no credit section at all. Fixed-amount license bonds like this one don’t need one.
When does it renew? +
The bond must stay active for as long as you hold the permit. You can buy a 1, 2, or 3-year term; we send renewal notices 60 and 30 days out, with autopay available, so your permit never lapses over a missed email.
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$750 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.

Your premium @ 3%$750
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