FEATURED NEWS

• Georgia Attorney General Carr Announces Winners of HDA-Supported Rx Drug Abuse Awareness Video Contest

  February 6, 2017

  Attorney General Chris Carr announced at Dunwoody High School in Dunwoody, 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 Dunwoody High School student Peter Vuong. The runner-up was produced by Northview High School students Vivek Ramchandani and Chris Wei. The people’s choice award winner was produced by Martha Ellen Stilwell School of the Arts student Niara Thompson.

• HDA Named One of the Best Places to Work in Virginia for Seventh Year in a Row

  January 9, 2017

  For the seventh consecutive year, the Healthcare Distribution Alliance (HDA) is named one of the 2017 Best Places to Work in Virginia by Virginia Business magazine and Best Companies Group.

• HDA President and CEO John M. Gray Forecasts 2017 Alliance Priorities in Chain Drug Review

  January 2, 2017

  HDA President and CEO John M. Gray has outlined the organization’s priorities for the upcoming year in his annual “Pharmacy Outlook” column, published in the January 2 issue of Chain Drug Review.

• Hospitals Accounted for Nearly One-Third of Specialty Distributor Sales in 2015

  December 21, 2016

  Sales to hospitals by specialty distributors significantly increased in 2015, according to new research by the HDA Research Foundation. As noted in Specialty Pharmaceutical Distribution: Facts, Figures and Trends (2016 Edition), there was a seven percentage point increase in sales from specialty distributors to hospitals, climbing to 30 percent in 2015. Meanwhile, sales to independent physician-owned/-operated clinics continued to decrease from previous edition; these clinics captured 49 percent of specialty distributors’ sales.

• HDA Announces Partnership with ValueCentric for Industry-Wide GTIN Repository

  December 19, 2016

  The Healthcare Distribution Alliance (HDA) today announced a new, long-term partnership with ValueCentric, LLC, to create a GTIN Repository Service designed to help ensure the efficient introduction of a GTIN coding system and ease its adoption across the pharmaceutical supply chain.