FEATURED NEWS

• HDMA President and CEO John M. Gray Previews the Year Ahead in Annual Chain Drug Review Column

  January 4, 2016

  Implementation of the Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA), efforts to mitigate Rx Drug Abuse, Tax Reform and Globalization will be top priorities for HDMA in 2016, according to HDMA President and CEO John M. Gray. Mr. Gray highlighted these issues in Chain Drug Review’s annual "Pharmacy Outlook" feature, published on January 4.

• Pharmaceutical Distributors Provide Essential Services to Specialty Rx Supply Chain

  December 21, 2015

  New research published by the Center for Healthcare Supply Chain Research, HDMA’s knowledge partner, indicates that pharmaceutical distributors provide the specialty pharmaceutical supply chain essential services while efficiently aggregating and delivering thousands of lifesaving medications to a large network of providers for the treatment of critically ill patient populations with chronic or rare diseases.

• 91.4 Percent of U.S. Pharmaceutical Sales Channeled Through HDMA-Member Distributors

  December 16, 2015

  Approximately 91 percent of pharmaceutical products — about $350 billion — came to market through HDMA-member traditional pharmaceutical distributors in 2014, according to the 86th Edition HDMA Factbook: The Facts, Figures and Trends in Healthcare (2015-2016). This represents a 1.3 percentage point increase from 2013. Meanwhile, the Factbook notes that spending on pharmaceuticals continues to rise in the U.S., reaching about $374 billion in 2014, according to IMS Health.

• HDMA and Georgia AG Olens Announce Winners of Rx Drug Abuse Awareness Video Contest

  December 8, 2015

  Today, Attorney General Sam Olens announced at Duluth High School in Duluth, Ga., the winners of the “We’re Not Gonna Take It” video contest aimed at preventing prescription drug abuse among teens. The winning video was produced by Duluth High School student Axel Gutierrez. The runner-up was produced by Johns Creek High School student Shreyas Jyotishi. The people’s choice award winner was produced by Grovetown High School student Kyla Harner.

• Center for Healthcare Supply Chain Research Releases Specialty Pharmaceutical Distribution: Facts, Figures and Trends

  December 3, 2015

  HDMA’s Center for Healthcare Supply Chain Research has published the latest edition of its annual benchmarking publication, Specialty Pharmaceutical Distribution: Facts, Figures and Trends (2015 Edition). The seventh edition is sponsored by CuraScript Specialty Distribution; Genentech, A Member of the Roche Group; and Pharmacy First.