ORLANDO, Fla. — The Healthcare Distribution Alliance (HDA) recognized nine pharmaceutical and consumer product manufacturers with Distribution Industry Awards for Notable Achievements in Healthcare (DIANA Awards) at the 2022 HDA Business and Leadership Conference here.

Established in 1959, the DIANA is one of HDA’s highest honors, recognizing manufacturer members for developing innovative new product introductions and promotions for the healthcare distribution industry, while enhancing business practices with their distributor trading partners. Winning companies, selected by the association’s distributor-member executives, represent exceptional leadership in the healthcare marketplace and exhibit a commitment to advancing supply chain best practices through their active participation in HDA.

“As has been underscored during the pandemic, strong working relationships between HDA distributors and 1,500 manufacturers are essential to ensuring that more than 10 million medicines, healthcare products, vaccines and medical supplies are delivered safely and reliably to Americans each day,” said Chester “Chip” Davis, Jr., President and CEO, HDA. “We congratulate our 2022 DIANA honorees for rising to the unique challenges of the past few years and setting the standards for innovation and collaboration in the healthcare supply chain.”

Additional information is available at HDA.org/diana.

2022 DIANA Award Winners:

Best New Product Introduction or Promotions

Branded Pharmaceuticals: Viatris, SEMGLEE (insulin glargine-ygfn)

Generic Pharmaceuticals: Cipla USA, Albuterol Sulfate Inhalation Aerosol

Best Overall Pharmaceutical and Consumer Product Manufacturers

Consumer Product Manufacturer

Winner: Apotex Corp.

First Merit Finalist: Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, Inc.

Second Merit Finalist: BD

Best Overall Branded Pharmaceutical Product Manufacturer, Less Than $300M Sales

Winner: Upsher-Smith Laboratories, LLC

First Merit Finalist: TherapeuticsMD, Inc.

Second Merit Finalist: Coherus BioSciences, Inc.

Best Overall Branded Pharmaceutical Product Manufacturer, More Than $300M Sales

Winner: Johnson & Johnson Health Care Systems Inc

First Merit Finalist: Pfizer Inc.

Second Merit Finalist: AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP

Best Overall Generic Pharmaceutical Product Manufacturer, Less Than $100M Sales 

Winner: Camber Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

First Merit Finalist: Unichem Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.

Second Merit Finalist: Ajanta Pharma USA Inc.

Best Overall Generic Pharmaceutical Product Manufacturer, More Than $100M Sales

Winner: Zydus Pharmaceuticals (USA) Inc.

First Merit Finalist: Ascend Laboratories, LLC

Second Merit Finalist: Viatris

HDA Manufacturer Partners of the Year

Less Than $500M Sales: Ascend Laboratories, LLC

More Than $500M Sales: Johnson & Johnson Health Care Systems Inc