FEATURED NEWS

• 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.

• Nearly 94 Percent of U.S. Rx Sales Pass Through Pharmaceutical Distributors

  December 6, 2016

  Nearly 94 percent (about $407 billion) of total pharmaceuticals sales in the U.S. were channeled through HDA-member pharmaceutical distributors in 2015, according to a new report by the HDA Research Foundation (formerly The Center for Supply Chain Research). The Foundation, the 501(c)(3) of the Healthcare Distribution Alliance, released the new findings in its 87th Edition HDA Factbook: The Facts, Figures and Trends in Healthcare (2016-2017).

• HDA Saleable Returns Pilot Study Identifies Two Recommendations to Meet 2019 DSCSA Requirements

  November 10, 2016

  The Healthcare Distribution Alliance (HDA, formerly HDMA) today presented the results of its Pilot Study for Saleable Returns, which recommended two scenarios that would help pharmaceutical manufacturers and distributors comply with requirements set forth by the Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA). The recommendations were presented this morning at HDA’s Traceability Seminar in Washington, D.C.

• HDA Adds Two Staff Members to State Government Affairs Team

  October 19, 2016

  The Healthcare Distribution Alliance (HDA, formerly HDMA) today announces the hiring of two new members to its State Government Affairs team.