FEATURED NEWS

• The Rest of the Story: Facts About Pharmaceutical Distributors and the Opioid Crisis

  May 18, 2017

  As the country continues to face a serious problem with opioid addiction, elected officials, the media and the public continue to discuss and debate the cause and possible solutions to this problem. Unfortunately, these conversations often include a narrow, distorted view of the prescription drug supply chain and, in many cases, overstate pharmaceutical wholesale distributors’ role in this serious public health issue. Many stakeholders in the supply chain — including physicians, pharmacists, manufacturers, distributors, federal and state regulators, law enforcement, and others — share responsibility for opioid abuse and misuse in our country. It is important to understand the role each stakeholder plays as we work to end the current opioid epidemic.

• HDA to Launch "Origin" Product Data Source in July

  April 26, 2017

  The Healthcare Distribution Alliance (HDA), in collaboration with ValueCentric, LLC, will provide an update on the development of its GTIN repository service, “Origin: HDA’s Product Data Source,” through a complimentary webinar to be held on Friday, April 28 from 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. (Eastern).

• Cardinal Health Wins HDA's Distribution Management Award for Ergonomic Upright Refrigerated Unit

  March 7, 2017

  Cardinal Health is the winner of HDA’s 2017 Distribution Management Award for its ergonomically friendly and timesaving upright refrigerated unit. Recognized annually, the award was presented today at the 2017 Distribution Management Conference and Expo in Palm Desert, California.

• HDA Honors Elsevier’s Kay Morgan with 2017 Distribution Management Award for Industry Leadership

  March 7, 2017

  Kay Morgan of Elsevier Clinical Solutions is the 2017 recipient of the Healthcare Distribution Alliance’s (HDA) Distribution Management Award (DMA) for Industry Leadership.The award was presented today at the HDA Distribution Management Conference in Palm Desert, Calif.

• HDA Announces Appointments to Executive Committee, Foundation Board of Directors

  February 23, 2017

  The Healthcare Distribution Alliance (HDA) today announced the following appointments to its Executive Committee and HDA Research Foundation Board of Directors: