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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RE: DSCSA - Rx For Concern: Why I’m Getting Worried About Our Drug Dispensers - LSPediA

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Read the full article:  Rx For Concern: Why I’m Getting Worried About Our Drug Dispensers - LSPediA

Wholesalers, distributors, and dispensers need to be paying attention to DSCSA rules.

"To help cope with the challenge, LSPediA created our own Dispensers DSCSA Checklist, which outlines the current and future compliance rules dispensers face. This simple web form takes just 30 seconds to complete: Do you know what a 2D barcode matrix is? Are you able to send electronic purchase verifications? Do you think a “serialized product” is something in the breakfast aisle at the grocery store? The results will show dispensers just where they stand and what they need to do to comply. 

What can we all do? If you’re a dispenser, check with your distributors to find out what they’re doing to meet DSCSA regulations, what that means for you, and how they expect you to interact with their solutions. If you’re a distributor, it’s time to start having this conversation with every dispensary in your network – so feel free to share our checklist and readiness test with them. 

LSPediA also publishes this handy Guide To DSCSA Compliance For Dispensers for you to download."

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Amazon poised to deliver disruption in medical supply industry - Modern Healthcare Modern Healthcare business news, research, data and events

Read the full article:  Amazon poised to deliver disruption in medical supply industry - Modern Healthcare Modern Healthcare business news, research, data and events:

"With a stronghold on the consumer market, Amazon is eying the business-to-business segment as it builds its seller base. Soon, that familiar smiling brown box will make its way from porches to providers' front doors and that may make for some disgruntled medical supply distributors."

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Potential Wholesaler Acquisition Trend - Drug Channels: Drug Channels News Roundup

Read the full post: Drug Channels: Drug Channels News Roundup, August 2016: Rite Aid, Teva, Anda, AmerisourceBergen, Specialty Pharmacies, and Walmart:

"A warning for big wholesalers? Teva and Perrigo both buy distributors"

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Prescription Drug Take-Back Programs - Proposed Regulation by CA Board of Rx

Heads-up!

The California State Board of Pharmacy will have the opportunity to discuss the future of the proposed regulation and determine what course of action it wishes to pursue.

View the draft modifications to the drug take-back regulation (pdf)

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For CA Designated Representative & Designated Representative-3PL license applicants

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DSCSA Regulations & Guidances From The FDA Are Overdue

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• FDA guidance and policy documents related to the DSCSA

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This should interest wholesale drug distributors and third-party logistics providers (3PLs).

A total of four DSCSA regulations and guidances were expected from the FDA by November 27, 2015 (Source: Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA) Implementation Plan; view the text version of the graphic):

Section of DSCSA	Deliverable Type	Deliverable Description	Estimated Target Date
202	Guidance	Publish guidance on processes for waivers, exceptions, exemptions	11/27/2015
202	Guidance	Publish final guidance on grandfathering product	11/27/2015
204	Regulation	Develop regulations establishing standards for licensing of wholesale drug distributors	11/27/2015
205	Regulation	Develop regulations establishing standards for licensing of third-party logistic providers	11/27/2015

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FDA Posts Wholesale Distributor and 3PL License Database | RxTrace

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Updated December 4, 2018

The following link opens the:
Wholesale Distributor and Third-Party Logistics Provider Reporting Database

"The database contains information self-submitted by wholesale distributors and third-party logistics providers. Changes to the information can only be made by the entity reporting the information, who must resubmit the information to the FDA. Reporting by a wholesale distributor or third-party logistics providers does not denote that the facility is licensed or approved by FDA or that the firm and facility is in compliance with applicable state and federal laws and regulations."

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Verify Wholesale Drug Distributor Licenses - FDA.gov

"Prescription drugs should only be purchased from wholesale drug distributors licensed in the United States. To verify a wholesale drug distributor is licensed in the state(s) where it is conducting business, use the link provided in the table below to access your state licensing authority's database or contact information. (Note: The databases accessible through the links below are maintained by your state licensing authority.)"

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Read the full article: FDA Posts Wholesale Distributor and 3PL License Database | RxTrace:

 . . ."anyone who buys drugs from wholesale distributors should include a step in their “purchasing” Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to check this database to confirm that the company they are placing an order with is properly licensed in the jurisdiction they are located in."

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References:
FDA - Wholesale Distributor and Third-Party Logistics Providers Reporting
FDA - Wholesale Distributors and Third-Party Logistics Providers Search

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     Florida:

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For HMDR Exemptee license applicants  -  Training programs, courses, classes, seminars:

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Florida CDR Required For Out-Of-State Prescription Drug Wholesalers

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Updated September 17, 2024

Source: Permitting -  Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation - Division of Drugs, Devices and Cosmetics:

"DIVISION OF DRUGS, DEVICES AND COSMETICS

IS AN APPLICANT FOR AN OUT-OF-STATE PRESCRIPTION DRUG WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTOR PERMIT REQUIRED TO HAVE A FLORIDA CERTIFIED DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVE?

Yes, having a Certified Designated Representative is one of the minimum requirements for the Out-of-State Prescription Drug Wholesale Distributor permit."

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Expert cautions: DSCSA deadlines may cause drug shortages - in-Pharma Technologist

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Updated August 18, 2026

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Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA) - FDA.gov:
https://www.fda.gov/drugs/drug-supply-chain-integrity/drug-supply-chain-security-act-dscsa

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Read the full article: Expert cautions: DSCSA deadlines may cause drug shortages - in-Pharma Technologist:

"Supply chain consultant Dirk Rodgers wrote recently that wholesale distributors are having issues getting in touch with suppliers in order to meet one of the first deadlines of the DSCSA, which, after Jan. 1, 2015, requires all drugs transported through the supply chain to be accompanied by transaction information, transaction history and transaction statements.

“The real problem is that, despite many attempts by wholesale distributors to contact their suppliers to find out their ability to provide that information on that date, no response has been received from a significant percentage of those suppliers,” Rodgers says. "

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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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Full-line distributor sales topped $300 billion in 2012 - DQSA lot/item level tracking stats

Full-line distributor sales topped $300 billion in 2012, representing 91% of pharma sales - Pharmaceutical Commerce:

"The Factbook contains operational details often of high interest to vendors serving wholesalers’ infrastructure needs. One particular number to call out: two out of three HDMA members are already tracking lot-level barcodes through their systems for at least some of their products. Lot-level tracking is now the centerpiece of the Drug Quality and Security Act, which will mandate such tracking over the next four years. Data on item-level tracking (the next stage in DQSA) is occurring, but at significantly lower percentages."

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Drug Supplier Will Acquire Pharmaceutical Wholesaler - CEMag

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Updated August 17, 2021

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ScripsAmerica to Acquire Florida-Based Pharmaceutical Wholesaler - Intrado GlobeNewswire

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Drug Supplier Will Acquire Pharmaceutical Wholesaler - CEMag:

"ScripsAmerica Inc. has signed an agreement to acquire PIMD International, LLC, a wholesale distributor of prescription drugs as well as medical supplies and devices.

Based in Miami, PIMD International LLC serves as a pharmaceutical wholesaler to pharmacies, hospitals, and physician's offices in the US. The company also sells medical supplies in all health care settings and online. PIMD, which will become part of ScripsAmerica, provides its customers with access to specific medications for their end users."

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CA To Amend Track-and-Trace Law re: ‘Drop Shipments’

Updated October 2, 2025

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You can still read about the same topic here:

InBrief: California Proposes Breakthrough ePedigree Regulation On Drop Shipments - RxTrace

https://www.rxtrace.com/2013/09/inbrief-california-proposes-breakthrough-epedigree-regulation-on-drop-shipments.html/

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California to amend track-and-trace law to deal with ‘drop shipments’:

"The proposal specifies that in the case of a drop shipment, the manufacturer would “omit data elements from the pedigree showing transfers of ownership to and from the wholesale distributor, including any certifications of receipt and delivery of the drug by the wholesaler.”

The electronic pedigree, however, would need to be “conveyed directly from the manufacturer to the authorized purchaser prior to or contemporaneously with the delivery” of the drug, according to the board."

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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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Florida Certified Designated Representative (CDR)

About Florida Certified Designated Representative (CDR) Exam Prep :

"Drugs, Devices, and Cosmetics Program - Certified Designated Representative: All prescription drug wholesale distributor and out-of-state prescription drug wholesale distributor permittees and applicants must designate in writing at least one natural person to serve as the designated representative for a given establishment."

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Licensure Standards for Medical-Surgical Products Distributors - from HIDA

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Updated 8/30/2021:

The original post below is out of date with broken links.

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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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Distributors - Avoid DEA License Suspension

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Updated October 29, 2025

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DEA alleges Harvard Drug Group sold controlled substances improperly - by Crain's Detroit Business

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Michigan Pharmaceutical Supplier’s DEA License Suspended - Harvard Drug Group, LLC distributed 13 million doses of Oxy from 2008-2010 is yet another warning shot to pharmaceutical distributors.

Adam Fein says "the DEA seems intent on holding drug wholesalers accountable for diversion of controlled substances by the wholesaler’s pharmacy customers." (The DEA Nabs Another Wholesaler)

Robert L. Corso, Special Agent in Charge of the Detroit Field Division, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), states in the DEA news release:

"Pharmaceutical companies have a responsibility to ensure that the drugs they sell don’t end up in the hands of drug traffickers or businesses that are conducting their business illegally. Harvard Drug Group, LLC, should have known, based on the large, frequent quantities, that their customers were diverting oxycodone into arenas that were not legitimate. Today’s action sends the message that the DEA is working hard to hold accountable those companies that are operating in a manner outside of federal law."

Be forewarned.

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CA Man Sentenced For Prescription Drug Diversion

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Updated May 17, 2022

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California Man Sentenced For Prescription Drug Diversion - Pharmaceutical Processing World

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Uh-oh. Don't get caught like this. Read this Department of Justice (DOJ) news release to see what I mean, California Man Sentenced For Prescription Drug Diversion. According to the release, the Californian man was "was sentenced to 52 months of incarceration to be followed by three years of supervised release for illegally distributing large quantities of Serostim, an HIV drug, which were illegally purchased from illegitimate sources and then illegally sold to wholesale distributors in various parts of the country, using falsified paperwork." Here's what this means to you, "The Prescription Drug Marketing Act (“PDMA”) requires wholesale distributors of prescription drugs to be licensed by the states in which they operate. Pursuant to the PDMA, the FDA enacted minimum state guidelines for state licensing of wholesale distributors of prescription drugs. The PDMA generally requires wholesale distributors of prescription drugs to provide to the recipient of the drugs a statement indicating each prior sale of the drug including the names of all parties to the transactions. This statement is generally referred to as the “Drug Pedigree.” The minimum state guidelines and the drug pedigree requirement are designed to eliminate potential risks to the public health by protecting the integrity of the drug distribution system." 

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     Florida:

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