Nominating and Judging Process

Best Overall Pharmaceutical and Consumer Product Manufacturers

The DIANA Best Overall Manufacturer Award is a distributor-driven nomination process. HDA distributor members are asked to nominate their top five manufacturer partners in each of the categories.

Each award category will have a second and first merit finalist.

The five categories are:

• Best Overall Branded Pharmaceutical Product Manufacturer With Less Than $300 Million in Sales to Healthcare Distributors;
• Best Overall Branded Pharmaceutical Product Manufacturer With More Than $300 Million in Sales to Healthcare Distributors;
• Best Overall Consumer Product Manufacturer;
• Best Overall Generic Product Manufacturer With Less Than $100 Million in Sales to Healthcare Distributors; and,
• Best Overall Generic Product Manufacturer With More Than $100 Million in Sales to Healthcare Distributors.

Judging Process

Each nomination from HDA distributor members includes an overall score. HDA will tabulate the nominations and scores submitted by the distributor members to compile a list of finalists for each category. Finalists will be selected from those companies that receive the most nominations and the highest scores. HDA will then release the list of finalists to its distributor members, who are asked to rank the finalists in each judging category. HDA will compile the final votes and present the awards on Monday, June 3, at its annual Business and Leadership Conference in Orlando, Florida.

Best New Product Introductions or Promotions

The nomination process for the DIANA Best New Product or Promotion Awards is primarily initiated by manufacturers, with members asked to submit nomination materials in the applicable six categories. HDA distributor members also may nominate a trading partner for the awards. The six best new product introduction or promotion awards will recognize HDA manufacturer members for their company’s innovative new product introductions or promotional programs for the healthcare distribution industry.

The four pharmaceutical product categories include:

• Biotechnology Pharmaceutical Products;
• Branded Pharmaceutical Products;
• Generic Pharmaceutical Products; and,
• Rx Support Systems, Supplies and Service Products

The two consumer product categories include:

• Over-the-Counter (OTC) Products/Home Healthcare Products; and,
• General Merchandise and Health and Beauty Care.

Each category will have one winner.

Eligibility Requirements

• Manufacturers submitting DIANA entries must be current HDA manufacturer members that manufacture consumer or pharmaceutical products.
• Nominated product promotions or new product introductions must have been announced or shipped by the manufacturer to distributors between May 2018 and March 2019.
• HDA's official entry form must be used for all nominations.
• Manufacturer members may submit multiple entries for each category.

Judging Process

HDA will aggregate and send all nominations to the DIANA judging committee. The judging committee will score and rank each nomination and return the results to HDA. HDA will then compile the final votes and present the awards on Monday, June 3, at its annual Business and Leadership Conference in Orlando, Fla.