FEATURED NEWS

• HDMA-Championed Bill S. 483 Passed Unanimously by the Senate

  March 17, 2016

  HDMA-championed legislation, the Ensuring Patient Access and Effective Drug Enforcement Act (S. 483) was passed today under unanimous consent by the U.S. Senate. The legislation, sponsored by Senators Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), has companion legislation (H.R. 471) in the House of Representatives sponsored by Reps. Tom Marino (R-Pa.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Judy Chu (D-Calif.). H.R. 471 was passed by the House of Representatives in April 2015.

• AmerisourceBergen Corporation Wins HDMA’s Distribution Management Award for Centralizing DSCSA Data and Serialization Requirements

  March 8, 2016

  AmerisourceBergen Corporation was named the winner of HDMA’s 2016 Distribution Management Award for centralizing its data for Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA) compliance, as well as to prepare for long-term serialization requirements.

• HDMA Recognizes Mutual Drug Company's Hal Harrison With Distribution Management Award for Industry Leadership

  March 8, 2016

  Hal Harrison, Senior Vice President of Operations for Mutual Wholesale Drug Company, was honored today with HDMA’s 2016 Distribution Management Award for Industry Leadership.

• HDMA to Host Third Annual International Pharmaceutical Distribution Conference in London

  March 2, 2016

  The Healthcare Distribution Management Association (HDMA), the U.S.-based trade association representing primary pharmaceutical distributors, announced today that it will convene its Third Annual International Pharmaceutical Distribution Conference (IPDC) in London, England, on September 12-13, 2016, at the Grosvenor House, A JW Marriott Hotel. This year’s conference will be co-hosted with the Healthcare Distribution Association UK (HDA UK), European Healthcare Distribution Association (GIRP) and the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Wholesalers (IFPW). The IPDC was previously held in Beijing and Brussels.

• HDMA-Supported Legislation to Enhance Efforts to Mitigate Rx Drug Abuse Clears Senate Judiciary Committee

  February 11, 2016

  The Ensuring Patient Access and Effective Drug Enforcement Act of 2015 (S. 483), sponsored by Senators Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) was approved today following a markup by the Senate Judiciary Committee. The bill is the companion to H.R. 471, sponsored by Reps. Tom Marino (R-Pa.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Judy Chu (D-Calif.), which was passed by the House of Representatives in April 2015.