On May 5, 2015, Perry Fri, HDMA's Executive Vice President of Industry Relations, Membership and Education, delivered a presentation entitled "State of the States: A Distributor's Perspective," at the Canadian Association for Pharmacy Distribution Management's (CAPDM's) Annual Meeting in Scottsdale, Ariz.
HDMA President and CEO John M. Gray hailed the April 21 passage of the Ensuring Patient Access and Effective Drug Enforcement Act of 2015 (H.R. 471) by the U.S. House of Representatives. H.R. 471 is sponsored by Reps. Tom Marino (R-Pa.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Judy Chu (D-Calif.)
Cardinal Health was named the winner of HDMA’s 2015 Distribution Management Award for EZ Cart and EZ Tote, two solutions that streamline the restocking process for their pharmacy customers. The award was presented at the 2015 Distribution Management Conference and Expo in Orlando, Fla., and selected by distributor and manufacturer members of the Association’s Industry Relations Council.
HDMA honored former Purdue Pharma L.P. executive Stephen Seid with the 2015 Distribution Management Award for Industry Leadership. Presented at the Association’s Distribution Management Conference and Expo in Orlando, Fla., the award recognizes an individual who has exhibited the highest standards of honesty and integrity, working to enhance industry relations and knowledge, as well as supply chain efficiency and security. Mr. Seid was selected by the HDMA distributor and manufacturer members of the Association’s Industry Relations Council.
HDMA President and CEO John M. Gray released a statement in support of the Ensuring Patient Access and Effective Drug Enforcement Act of 2015, introduced today by Senators Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) The legislation is a companion to House legislation (H.R. 471) sponsored by Reps. Tom Marino (R-Pa.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Judy Chu (D-Calif.)
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