Results for "Understanding Pharmaceutical Distribution"
HDA To Host Traceability Seminar in August
The Healthcare Distribution Alliance (HDA) will host its annual Traceability Seminar two months early, on August 29–31, 2023, in Washington, D.C. The earlier date reflects the urgency surrounding the upcoming Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA) implementation deadline and the critical need to share information and solutions.
HDA Factbook: Rx Sales Through Traditional Healthcare Distributors Increase
New data released by the HDA Research Foundation reveal that total prescription sales through traditional pharmaceutical distribution jumped 15.5 percent in 2022 to reach $666 billion. As highlighted in the 94th Edition HDA Factbook, an estimated 95 percent of all pharmaceutical sales move through the traditional distribution channel. Moreover, distributors are operating on the lowest margins in the study’s history — in 2022, the industry’s net profit margin after taxes was 0.4 percent.