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• HDMA Recognizes Former Purdue Pharma Executive Stephen Seid With Distribution Management Award for Industry Leadership

  March 10, 2015

  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.

• Cardinal Health Wins HDMA’s Distribution Management Award for Innovative Pharmacy Restocking Solutions

  March 10, 2015

  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.

• H.R. 471 Approved by House Energy and Commerce Committee

  February 12, 2015

  HDMA President and CEO John M. Gray issued the following statement following the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s approval of the Ensuring Patient Access and Effective Drug Enforcement Act of 2015 (H.R. 471). The legislation is sponsored by Reps. Tom Marino (R-Pa.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Judy Chu (D-Calif).

• HDMA Supports Senate Legislation to Enhance Collaborative Efforts in the Fight Against U.S. Prescription Drug Abuse

  February 12, 2015

  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.)

• HDMA Presents Rx Safety and Healthcare Leadership Award to Four Legislative Champions

  February 5, 2015

  HDMA recognized four members of Congress ― Reps. Tom Marino (R-Pa.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Judy Chu (D-Calif.) — with the Association’s Rx Safety and Healthcare Leadership Award (or Rx Award). The award honors public officials for their leadership and commitment to policies that promote the safe and efficient delivery of medicines to pharmacies, healthcare providers and their patients. Awards were announced in conjunction with an Association Hill Day event (with several member companies participating), as well as HDMA’s Public Policy Council meeting in Washington, D.C.