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June 4, 2013
HDMA names DIANA winners

At the 2013 Business and Leadership Conference in Orlando, Fla., HDMA honored pharmaceutical and consumer product manufacturers during the presentation of the 2013 Distribution Industry Awards for Notable Achievements in Healthcare.

January 22, 2013
H.D. Smith creates H.D. Smith Specialty Solutions, names leadership team to drive the new business

H. D. Smith announced the establishment of H. D. Smith Specialty Solutions, an organization structured to provide focus and alignment around specialty and traditional brand products, solutions and services.

January 7, 2013
Ernst & Young report forecasts more difficult M&A environment for pharma companies

While pressure to grow will drive more large drug makers to pursue mergers and acquisitions, diminished resources and competition from biotech and specialty pharmaceutical companies will challenge their ability to do so, according to a new report.

July 31, 2012
AmerisourceBergen books $18 billion-plus in Express Scripts business

AmerisourceBergen on Tuesday announced that it has signed a three-year agreement to supply approximately $18.5 billion in pharmaceuticals to Express Scripts on an annual basis.

July 26, 2012
Senate committee reports pharmaceutical gray market fueled by unscrupulous pharmacies

The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation on Wednesday released a staff report on the investigation into the gray market for pharmaceuticals — what the committee defined as "shady operators who make enormous profits by buying hard-to-find drugs and reselling them at huge markups" — specifically naming pharmacies as a primary culprit.

May 16, 2012
CVS Caremark study: Focus on Rx adherence saved PBM clients $2.4B in 2011

CVS Caremark has aggressively set its sights on enhancing medication adherence, and the initiatives are paying off as the company estimates that its PBM clients saved nearly $2.4 billion in 2011 because of improved medication adherence for chronic conditions, according to findings of its annual Insights Report.

March 30, 2012
Need for self-care as cost-cutting tool will take $21 billion OTC industry higher

Even as Justice Antonin Scalia suggested that mandating all Americans buy healthcare insurance was akin to Big Government saying to Joe Consumer, "Hey, eat your broccoli," one underlying theme became apparent: Health care isn't cheap and won't be getting any cheaper — unless everybody does in fact eat their broccoli.

March 28, 2012
Medication mix-ups: A deadly toll

It’s common knowledge that pharmaceuticals have provided humankind with almost miraculous benefits over the past century in their ability to prevent, cure or reduce the impact of disease and to prolong life. But serious errors in the way medicines are dispensed by pharmacies and self-administered by patients are taking a big and growing toll on patients’ well-being.

February 22, 2012
Novartis to pay $440 million for hepatitis C drug

Novartis plans to pay up to $440 million for rights to a drug for treating hepatitis C made by Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Enanta said.

December 7, 2011
HHS instructs FDA to decline proposal to move Plan B from BTC to OTC

The Department of Health and Human Services on Wednesday denied a request made by Teva Pharmaceuticals to relax merchandising restrictions for the emergency contraceptive Plan B.

September 16, 2011
Express Scripts to provide services for cancer side effect treatment

Pharmacy benefit manager Express Scripts will provide services for patients using a drug to manage a debilitating side effect of many anti-cancer treatments, ESI said.

May 11, 2011
Lucky No. 7: Annual Armada Specialty Pharmacy Summit attendance grows 50%

The seventh annual Armada Specialty Pharmacy Summit, convened at The Wynn resort and casino this week, attracted nearly 1,500 attendees — a rise of almost 50% over 2010 — and about 80 exhibiting companies.

April 26, 2011
Report: Specialty pharmaceutical distributors helped industry save billions

Distributors of specialty drugs save the healthcare industry an estimated $3.5 billion per year by using extensive measures to ensure safe delivery, according to a new report by the Center for Healthcare Supply Chain Research, the research foundation of the Healthcare Distribution Management Association.

April 25, 2011
Tops in satisfaction, GNP leverages scale

The way chief executive R. David Yost sees it, AmerisourceBergen Corp.’s Good Neighbor Pharmacy program is a bulwark for independent pharmacists against the pressures of a brutally competitive pharmacy market and an unforgiving economy.


April 14, 2011
CVS Caremark's report highlights lowest drug trend in six years

Despite a difficult economy and rising health costs, the benefits of an integrated pharmacy service were evident as CVS Caremark helped its pharmacy benefit manager clients — employers, health plans and third-party administrators — manage pharmacy costs, according to the company's annual "Insights Report."

March 17, 2011
NACDS responds to report on integrity of pharmaceutical supply chain

Commenting on a counterfeit pharmaceutical inter-agency working group report, the National Association of Chain Drug Stores stressed that it shares the goal of improving the public awareness of the risks posed from counterfeit drugs and unlawful online drug sellers, but expressed concern over the report's proposal to mandate a "track-and-trace" system in the United States, given the high cost it could pose for pharmacies.

November 17, 2010
Cardinal Health to acquire pharmaceutical distributor Kinray

Cardinal Health is looking to expand the pharmaceutical segment of its business by acquiring a...

November 9, 2010
Omicare splits business into long-term care, specialty care groups

A company that provides pharmaceutical care for the elderly is splitting its pharmacy services business...

October 5, 2010
AstraZeneca provides Rx savings to Sacramento, Calif., pharmacy patients

AstraZeneca will provide medications free of charge to qualifying patients in Sacramento, Calif., through its...

October 3, 2010
ProteoTech, Tasly Pharmaceuticals to develop Alzheimer’s drug

Privately owned drug-development company ProteoTech will work with a Chinese company to develop a drug...

September 14, 2010
H.D. Smith signs prime vendor agreement with U.S.-based Nigerian pharmacy group

A large group of Nigerian-owned independent retailers has struck a new, three-year prime vendor agreement...

July 20, 2010
Tongli drugs listed as 'needed medicines' in China

A Chinese drug maker has had three of its drugs included in the country’s list...

January 5, 2010
Cardinal Health selected as exclusive pharmaceutical distribution partner for AAP

Cardinal Health has been selected to be the exclusive pharmaceutical distributor for American Associated Pharmacies'...

September 24, 2007
NACDS' Industry Profile finds that front-end sales contribute significantly to overall sales

With the release of its 2007 Chain Pharmacy Industry Profile, the National Association of Chain...

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