Hackers targeting groups involved in COVID-19 vaccine distribution, IBM warns - Reuters

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According to the article:

"IBM’s cybersecurity unit said it had detected an advanced group of hackers working to gather information about different aspects of the cold chain, using meticulously crafted booby-trapped emails sent in the name of an executive with Haier Biomedical, a Chinese cold chain provider that specializes in vaccine transport and biological sample storage.  ...

The hackers went through “an exceptional amount of effort,” said IBM analyst Claire Zaboeva, who helped draft the report. Hackers researched the correct make, model, and pricing of various Haier refrigeration units, Zaboeva said."

Read the full source article: Hackers targeting groups involved in COVID-19 vaccine distribution, IBM warns - Reuters

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FDA Takes Actions to Help Lower U.S. Prescription Drug Prices

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Read the full FDA press release:  FDA Takes Actions to Help Lower U.S. Prescription Drug Prices - FDA.gov

In summary, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a final rule entitled, “Importation of Prescription Drugs,” to implement Section 804(b) through (h) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act). The rule allows FDA-authorized programs to import certain prescription drugs from Canada under specified conditions designed to ensure that the imported drugs pose no additional risk to the public’s health and safety, as well as to provide a “significant reduction” in costs to American consumers.

View the FDA guidance document:  Importation of Certain FDA-Approved Human Prescription Drugs, Including Biological Products, and Combination Products under Section 801(d)(1)(B) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act

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4 Ways to Recognize a Good Pharmaceutical Distributor - Drug Topics

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Read the full article:  4 Ways to Recognize a Good Pharmaceutical Distributor - Drug Topics

The article suggests the following criteria:

1. Distributors must be licensed to be an authorized trading partner.
2. A distributor with the VAWD seal can ensure that the supplies you receive are safe.
3. A distributor should be well informed about the many laws and regulations that govern the industry.
4. Pharmaceutical distributors and the pharmacists should share priorities.

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UPS makes move deeper into drugmaker supply chain - CNBC

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"United Parcel Service has acquired a manufacturing pharmacy license from Georgia's Board of Pharmacy, enabling the company to not only ship pharmaceuticals, but to relabel them."

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What Amazon could do to the business of selling prescription drugs - The Washington Post

Read the full article:  What Amazon could do to the business of selling prescription drugs - The Washington Post:

"CNBC reported Tuesday that the online retail giant is considering wading into the complicated retail pharmacy market. The news organization reported that Amazon is hiring a general manager to lead a team to explore the idea but hasn’t made a final decision."

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A Brief History of Blockchain - Harvard Business Review

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"We’re now in the midst of another quiet revolution: blockchain, a distributed database that maintains a continuously growing list of ordered records, called “blocks.” Consider what’s happened in just the past 10 years:"

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We can expect to see the implementation of blockchain across multiple industry sectors.  I'm just getting up to speed on this topic, and found the article helpful in expanding my understanding of blockchain and how it might impact logistics and pharmaceutical distribution. ... especially in light of the DSCSA.

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Florida’s Adoption of Federal Exemptions for Wholesale Drug Distribution May Benefit Pharmacies, Practitioners and Hospitals | Akerman LLP - Health Law Rx - JDSupra

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Read the full article: Florida’s Adoption of Federal Exemptions for Wholesale Drug Distribution May Benefit Pharmacies, Practitioners and Hospitals | Akerman LLP - Health Law Rx - JDSupra:

"The 2016 Florida Legislature enacted substantial legislation (Ch. 2016-212, Laws of Florida) to bring Florida’s Drug and Cosmetic Act (Ch. 499, Florida Statutes) in line with the federal Drug Supply Chain and Security Act (“DSCSA”). Since the DSCSA preempts state law, the changes were necessary to avoid confusion between the state and federal exemptions to the term “wholesale distribution”."

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3 Big Wins Health Care Companies Are Doing To Contain Costs - Forbes

Read the full article: 3 Big Wins Health Care Companies Are Doing To Contain Costs - Forbes:

"Health care costs hit the spotlight in a big way with the implementation of Obamacare in 2014. However, the cost spotlight shines even brighter now – especially with respect to supply chain costs."

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The article cited above references these two reports:

1. HIDA - Healthcare Supply Chain 2015 - Strategic Insights for the Distribution Channel (PDF)
2. Eighth UPS Pain in the Chain Survey - Survey Snapshot (PDF)

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Increase in Outsourcing of Bio Pharmaceutical Labeling and Packaging to 3PL & 4PL

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Read the full news release:  Global Bio Pharma Logistics Market 2015-2019 - Increase in Outsourcing of Bio Pharmaceutical Labeling and Packaging... -- DUBLIN, Oct. 28, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --:

"The market is witnessing certain trends that are expected to contribute to its growth during the forecast period. One of these trends is the increase in outsourcing of bio pharma labeling and packaging activities to 3PL and 4PL companies. This helps the manufacturing companies to focus on core activities like the procurement of raw materials and distribution of the products."

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UPS Opens Its First Facility To Offer Comprehensive Medical Device Replenishment Services

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UPS opens comprehensive medical device replenishment services facility - Healthcare Packaging

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Read the full article: UPS Opens Its First Facility To Offer Comprehensive Medical Device Replenishment Services - MarketWatch:

"As part of its long-term strategy to support medical device manufacturers, UPS® UPS, +0.06% today announced the opening of a new healthcare-compliant distribution and warehousing facility in New Jersey to support the growth of its customers. The multi-client hub is the first in UPS's network to offer medical device companies comprehensive logistics services such as autoclave capabilities, instrument inspection and surgical set replenishment, among other services.

The 208,000-square-foot facility is healthcare-dedicated and strategically located near UPS's air hub at Philadelphia International Airport."

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Major Medical Centers ask Congress to Probe Genentech Distribution Shift - Pharmalot - WSJ

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Read the full article: Major Medical Centers ask Congress to Probe Genentech Distribution Shift - Pharmalot - WSJ:

"Last month, Genentech angered hospitals and academic medical centers around the country by changing distribution for three big-selling cancer medicines. The drug maker is now using a handful of specialty distributors, which are actually divisions of the same wholesalers that have already been distributing Avastin, Rituxan and Herceptin. Until recently, dozens of wholesalers stocked the drugs."

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Genentech's distribution change for cancer drugs upsets hospitals | Modern Healthcare

Read the full article: Genentech's distribution change for cancer drugs upsets hospitals | Modern Healthcare:

"Drugmaker Genentech is changing the way it ships three high-profile cancer drugs to hospitals, which are concerned that the new process will grossly inflate their already high costs and potentially affect patient care. Genentech contends the change is designed to ensure patient safety and access to the drugs involved.

In a Sept. 16 letter to hospital pharmacy directors (PDF), Genentech, a U.S. subsidiary of Swiss healthcare giant Roche, said effective Oct. 1, hospitals can receive Avastin, Herceptin and Rituxan only through six authorized specialty distributors. The approved companies are ASD Healthcare, BioSolutionsDirect, Cardinal Health Specialty Distribution, McKesson Plasma and Biologics, Morris & Dickson Specialty Distribution and Smith Medical Partners.

For hospitals, this means they will have to contract with one of those specialty distributors if they want to continue receiving those three cancer drugs. Previously, hospitals purchased the drugs through wholesale distributors, which offer hospitals discounts based on purchase volume."

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HDMA survey of specialty distribution: Sales to physicians' offices have dropped by 66% - Pharmaceutical Commerce

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HDMA survey of specialty distribution: sales to physicians' offices have dropped by 66% - Pharmaceutical Commerce:

"A recap helps explain: Specialty pharmaceuticals differ from traditional pharma products in that they tend to be “high touch”—needing numerous ancillary services such as infusion, monitored dispensing, REMS, or followup care. As they tend to be expensive, the reimbursement / prior authorization / patient-support questions are also complex. Oncology products, in particular, have traditionally been purchased under a “buy and bill” model by physicians’ practices, but this is fading (as the HDMA date show) in place of sales to specialty pharmacies and health systems."

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Cardinal Health and FedEx will provide combined 3PL services

Updated July 2023:

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FedEx and Cardinal Health Form Strategic Alliance to Offer Premier Healthcare 3PL Solutions - FedEx

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Strategic alliance between Cardinal Health and FedEx will provide combined 3PL services - PharmaceuticalCommerce.com:

"Noting that the two companies have been working together for over 10 years to provide 3PL services to healthcare products companies, the two will now offer combined global transportation, warehousing and distribution services. FedEx brings, among other things, the No. 1 air cargo airline; Cardinal brings its 40 distribution centers, and expertise in managing healthcare products shipping."

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Drug Supply Chain at Risk for Diversion & Counterfeit

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Prescription Drug Supply Chain at Risk for Diversion Schemes and Counterfeit... -- MOUNT PROSPECT, Ill., Oct. 9, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --:

"In "Wholesale Drug Distribution: Protecting the Integrity of the Nation's Prescription Drug Supply," NABP points to the roles of unscrupulous wholesalers in distributing counterfeit drugs and unapproved foreign-sourced drugs that have endangered patients across the country. To help safeguard the distribution chain, NABP has implemented updated criteria for the Association's Verified-Accredited Wholesale Distributors (VAWD) accreditation program"

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US Senate & House - Drug Quality and Security Act

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This is promising news, cooperation and agreement between the House and Senate (and across the aisle), to converge on what could likely become final legislation. Stay tuned!

US Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions: Newsroom - Press Releases:

" “This legislation will improve the safety of compounded drugs by clarifying the oversight responsibilities of the FDA over large-volume compounders and by holding facilities to high quality standards. This bill also calls for an unprecedented tracing system that will track prescription drugs from manufacturing to distribution. I commend the bipartisan spirit that brought this compromise proposal together.” "

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Safe Doses Act - Penalties for Pharma Cargo Thefts - Statement by HDMA Pres. John Gray

Follow this link to read John Gray's statement on the passing of the Safe Doses Act . . .

HDMA - Press Releases - 10/09/12:

"President Obama signed into law the Strengthening and Focusing Enforcement to Deter Organization Stealing and Enhance Safety Act of 2011 (SAFE DOSES Act, H.R. 4223/S. 1002). The legislation is sponsored by Congressman Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.) in the House, as well as Senators Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Kyl (R-Ariz.)"

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California Board of Pharmacy weighs in on RxTEC proposal

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More on potential e-Pedigree touchpoints . . .

Henry Waxman, U.S. Congressman.
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SecuringPharma - California Board of Pharmacy weighs in on RxTEC proposal:

"The California Board of Pharmacy in the US has written an open letter to Representative Henry Waxman calling for a federal approach to pharmaceutical traceability that provides the same or greater protection to the public as its electronic pedigree system due to come into effect between 2015 and 2017.

The letter to Waxman - who serves as ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee - also takes a swipe at the Pharmaceutical Traceability Enhancement Code (RxTEC) system enshrined in the Securing Pharmaceutical Distribution Integrity Act of 2012, saying that it is a "less robust, and less secure, supply chain infrastructure.""

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Role of the pharmacist in preventing distribution of counterfeit meds - Amer Pharmacists Assoc

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American Pharmacists Association - Article: - Role of the pharmacist in preventing distribution of counterfeit meds

"Summary: The taskforce recommends that pharmacists (1) purchase medications from known, reliable sources; (2) warn patients of the dangers of purchasing medications over the Internet; (3) confirm with distributors that products were purchased from manufacturers or other reliable sources; (4) monitor counterfeit product alerts; (5) examine products for suspicious appearance; (6) work with the pharmaceutical industry, distributors, and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to close gaps in the supply chain, especially for drugs in short supply; (7) use scanning technology in the pharmacy as part of a prescription verification process; (8) educate themselves, coworkers, and patients about the risks of counterfeit medications; and (9) report suspicious medications to FDA, the distributor, and the manufacturer.

Conclusion: The consequence of a patient receiving a counterfeit medication in the United States could be catastrophic, and pharmacists must play an active role in preventing such an event from occurring."

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Source:
Journal of the American Pharmacists Association
Issue: Volume 52, Number 2 / March-April 2012
Pages: 195 - 199

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Licensure Standards for Medical-Surgical Products Distributors - from HIDA

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Licensure - HIDA.org

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I stumbled across this resource the other day and hope you can make use of it, Licensure Standards for Medical-Surgical Products Distributors.

It's intended to provide licensure information to single-state and multi-state distributors.

For more information:
Health Industry Distributors Association (HIDA)

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