COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The Healthcare Distribution Alliance (HDA) honored nine pharmaceutical and consumer product manufacturers with Distribution Industry Awards for Notable Achievements in Healthcare (DIANA Awards) at its 2023 Business and Leadership Conference. The DIANA is one of HDA’s highest honors. The award was established in 1959 to recognize manufacturer members for developing new and
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The Healthcare Distribution Alliance Research Foundation has honored Mike Kaufmann, former CEO of Cardinal Health, with the 2023 Nexus Award for Lifetime Achievement. The award, the healthcare distribution industry’s highest individual achievement, was presented Monday at the HDA’s Business and Leadership Conference. Founded in 1956, the Nexus Award recognizes one industry
WASHINGTON — The Healthcare Distribution Alliance (HDA), the national association representing pharmaceutical distributors, announces the relocation of its headquarters to Washington, D.C. The office, designed by OTJ Architects, is located in The Pennsylvania Building at 1275 Pennsylvania Ave NW, and offers enhanced proximity to The White House and Capitol as HDA continues to strengthen its voice
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Healthcare Distribution Alliance (HDA) released a statement on the inclusion of the PREVENT Pandemics Act (Prepare for and Respond to Existing Viruses, Emerging New Threats, and Pandemics Act), as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act. HDA president and CEO Chester “Chip” Davis, Jr., commented on the legislation, which came as the result
ARLINGTON, Va. — New benchmarking data released today by the HDA Research Foundation reveal the continued efficiency and reliability that HDA specialty distributors deliver to providers treating patients with chronic, complex or rare diseases. As illustrated in the 14th edition of Specialty Pharmaceutical Distribution Facts Figures and Trends, a typical HDA-member specialty distributor delivered products to approximately
ARLINGTON, Va. — According to the HDA Research Foundation, approximately 94 percent of pharmaceutical sales were completed through health care distributors in 2021. As reported in the 93rd Edition HDA Factbook, sales through traditional healthcare distributors rose by a record-high 9.4 percent to reach $598.7 billion as the COVID-19 pandemic entered its second year. Prescription drugs
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Healthcare Distribution Alliance (HDA) released the following statement on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) proposed national licensure standards for distributors and third-party logistics providers (3PLs). HDA recently submitted public comments to FDA on the agency’s proposed standards, which are required to be established under the 2013 Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA).
ORLANDO — The HDA Research Foundation honors Greg Drew, president of Value Drug Co., with the 2022 Nexus Award for Lifetime Achievement. The Nexus Award, the healthcare distribution industry’s highest individual recognition, was presented last night at the 2022 Business and Leadership Conference here. Since 1956, the Nexus Award has been presented to HDA-member individuals
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
ARLINGTON, Va. — HDA recognizes the role health care distributors can play in minimizing the healthcare sector’s carbon footprint. Many members are already committing to sustainability initiatives — from adopting eco-friendly packaging to setting carbon neutrality goals. The efforts of HDA and its membership to enhance the healthcare distribution sector’s sustainability is reflected in HDA’s president
EDISON, N.J. — For HDA member BluPax Pharma, an independently owned and operated distributor of generic pharmaceuticals, relationships are at the core of everything they do. This year, BluPax Pharma celebrates 10 years of strengthening partnerships with manufacturers and providers to bring value, quality and dependability to the healthcare supply chain. Celebrating a Decade of
ARLINGTON, Va. — Updated survey data released today by the HDA Research Foundation indicate that healthcare supply chain partners remain in the formative stages of establishing the interoperable transaction data connections required to comply with the Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA) by November 27, 2023. However, some progress has been made since a previous survey
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Healthcare Distribution Alliance (HDA) applauds the leadership of Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee’s Chairwoman Murray (D, Wash.) and Ranking Member Burr (R, N.C.) for introducing the Prepare for and Respond to Existing Viruses, Emerging New Threats, and Pandemics Act (PREVENT Pandemics Act), a bipartisan public health effort to
AUSTIN, Texas — The Healthcare Distribution Alliance (HDA) presented Heather Zenk, president of Supply Chain Operations and Distribution Services, AmerisourceBergen, with the Distribution Management Award for Industry Leadership. The award, which recognizes an individual for their exceptional contributions to the pharmaceutical distribution industry, was presented today at the HDA 2022 Distribution Management Conference in Austin,
