AAM White Paper Breaks Down Drug Shortage Crisis

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According to the article:

"A white paper created by the Association for Accessible Medicines (AAM) explaining the myriad of causes that have resulted in mass drug shortages around the world proposed several actions that stakeholders can take to address current challenges and prevent future ones.

“Policymakers, healthcare providers, and manufacturers each play an important role in reducing drug shortages, and all should be cautious of short-term patches that create long-term barriers to robust generic competition and patient access to low-cost medicines,” wrote the authors."

Read the full source article:  AAM White Paper Breaks Down Drug Shortage Crisis: Causes and Solutions - The Center For Biosimilars

Go to the AAM White Paper:  Association for Accessible Medicines Drug Shortages: Causes & Solutions

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DSCSA Readiness - A Long Way To Go

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Updated July 31, 2026

Companies Are Not Ready

The end to end pharmaceutical supply chain still isn't ready for DSCSA implementation.

Some articles are warning that the November 2023 date will be a challenge:

• Pharmaceutical supply chains raise data concerns as traceability law nears final step - Supply Chain Dive

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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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Six Crucial Trends Facing U.S. Drug Wholesalers - Drug Channels

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According to the article:

"This year has demonstrated the underlying resilience of U.S. distribution channels for prescription drugs. Pharmaceutical wholesalers have maintained shipments and operational capacity. They are now poised to play a vital role in distributing COVID-19 vaccines and therapeutics as they become available. However, there are substantial uncertainties about the timing and level of financial impact on wholesalers’ economics.

Below, I highlight six trends that will affect the U.S. drug wholesaling industry."

Read the full source article:  Six Crucial Trends Facing U.S. Drug Wholesalers - Drug Channels

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Seven Recent Statistics in Pharma Cargo Theft - Healthcare Packaging

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Updated June 13, 2026

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Read the full source article:  Seven Recent Statistics in Pharma Cargo Theft - Healthcare Packaging

According to the article:

"The median value of a pharma theft is $100,000. Pelli said, “Even the smaller pharma thefts are larger than the typical thefts in other industries,” including food and apparel. “When pharmaceutical thefts happen, they tend to be big… an entire truck, a facility break-in.” Pelli advised attendees to focus less on the number of incidents but more on the potential impact of those incidents."

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New Drug Channels Institute Study Examines Impact of COVID-19 on U.S. Drug Distribution Industry - PRweb

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According to the press release:

"Today Drug Channels Institute (DCI), a leading management educator for and about the pharmaceutical industry, released its exclusive analysis of U.S. prescription drug distribution channels. DCI’s new 2020–21 Economic Report on Pharmaceutical Wholesalers and Specialty Distributors delves into the business operations of the Big Three public drug wholesalers—AmerisourceBergen, Cardinal Health, and McKesson. Three new sections address COVID-19 and its impact on wholesalers, including the potential financial effects on wholesalers of widespread distribution of one or more COVID-19 vaccines."

Read the source press release:  New Drug Channels Institute Study Examines Impact of COVID-19 on U.S. Drug Distribution Industry - PRweb

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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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4 reasons Trump’s drug importation plan won’t work - Politico

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Read the full article:  4 reasons Trump’s drug importation plan won’t work - Politico

Importers would need the cooperation of the Canadian government and the drug industry, both of which oppose it.

According to the article:

"President Donald Trump has promised that the plan his administration rolled out Wednesday to bring in cheaper prescription drugs from Canada will immediately lower medication costs. Experts say the plan won’t work — and many write it off as a political stunt. 

Under the proposal, importers would need the cooperation of the Canadian government and the drug industry, both of which oppose it. Importers would have to take many expensive and complicated steps to prove to the FDA that importation wouldn’t harm Americans, and to weave through complex regulations and the intricacies of the U.S. health delivery system."

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The industry-wide governance body for DSCSA compliance comes to life - Pharmaceutical Commerce

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Read the full article:  The industry-wide governance body for DSCSA compliance comes to life - Pharmaceutical Commerce

According to the article:

"As has been known for years, establishing a successful implementation of the Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA) will require close coordination among manufacturers, wholesaler-distributors, pharmacies and health systems (even, conceivably, individual doctor’s offices)—a tall order. Yet there has been no reliable mechanism for accomplishing this coordination—apart from banging on FDA’s door—to date. That is changing now with the establishment of the Partnership for DSCSA Governance, Inc. (PDG), an independent, nonprofit, “sector neutral” (as it characterizes itself) group to work out the steps toward DSCSA compliance by the law’s 2023 deadline.

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Preorder Now: Our 2019–20 Economic Report on Pharmaceutical Wholesalers and Specialty Distributors - Drug Channels

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Read the full announcement:   Preorder Now: Our 2019–20 Economic Report on Pharmaceutical Wholesalers and Specialty Distributors - Drug Channels

"On October 2, 2019, Drug Channels Institute will release The 2019–20 Economic Report on Pharmaceutical Wholesalers and Specialty Distributors. 

This new tenth edition is the most comprehensive, fact-based tool for understanding and analyzing all aspects of the U.S. pharmaceutical distribution industry. It also contains detailed information about the largest companies: AmerisourceBergen, Cardinal Health, and McKesson."

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FDA Raises Questions on McKesson’s Ability to Detect Illegitimate Products - RAPS.org

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Read the full news article:   FDA Raises Questions on McKesson’s Ability to Detect Illegitimate Products - RAPS.org

"“Transaction data for prescription drug purchases from the firm show that lot/batch numbers are not captured/retained; as such the firm does not have sufficient processes in place to determine and notify, within 24 hours, all the immediate trading partners that the firm had reason to believe may have received illegitimate product,” the 483 says."

Read the FDA Form 483:   McKesson Corporation, San Francisco, CA. Form 483 issued 07/03/2018 (PDF)

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US subpoenas AmerisourceBergen over opioid products - CNBC

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Read the full article:  US subpoenas AmerisourceBergen over opioid products - CNBC (click this link)

"AmerisourceBergen, which is among the defendants, is one of the largest drug distributors in the country. AmerisourceBergen and rivals Cardinal Health and McKesson control 85 percent of the U.S. prescription drug market.  The subpoena came from the U.S. Attorneys Office for the Southern District of Florida."

This topic is related to the opioid epidemic and reporting suspicious orders of controlled substances.

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Amazon shelves plans to sell, distribute drugs to hospitals: CNBC

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Read the full article: Amazon shelves plans to sell, distribute drugs to hospitals: CNBC

"Amazon.com Inc has shelved plans to sell and distribute pharmaceutical products to hospitals, CNBC reported on Monday, citing sources familiar with the matter."

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A Lesson from McKesson: How Specialty Pharmacy Growth Is Hurting Wholesalers - Drug Channels

Read Adam Fein's full article:  Drug Channels: A Lesson from McKesson: How Specialty Pharmacy Growth Is Hurting Wholesalers:

"Wholesalers have been trying to alter their conventional pricing and contracting approaches to address these pressures, though it’s not clear how successful these efforts have been. The specialty boom may prove to be a mixed blessing for wholesalers."

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Pharma Distributors Trade Association Sued for Conspiracy to Exclude Competition for its Track and Trace Software - Health Law & Policy Matters

Read the full article:  Pharma Distributors Trade Association Sued for Conspiracy to Exclude Competition for its Track and Trace Software - Health Law & Policy Matters:

"On October 23, 2017, a company that developed software to track and trace pharmaceuticals filed a complaint against a pharmaceutical distributors trade association that currently dominates the market for such software, alleging a conspiracy to lock up long-term contracts with customers and exclude competition in violation of the Sherman Act and the Virginia Antitrust Act. "

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The 2017–18 Economic Report on Pharmaceutical Wholesalers and Specialty Distributors - Drug Channels

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THE 2018-19 ECONOMIC REPORT ON PHARMACEUTICAL WHOLESALERS AND SPECIALTY DISTRIBUTORS

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Get the latest info: Drug Channels: NEW: The 2017–18 Economic Report on Pharmaceutical Wholesalers and Specialty Distributors:

"The 2017–18 Economic Report on Pharmaceutical Wholesalers and Specialty Distributors—our eighth edition — remains the most comprehensive tool for analyzing the economic and business realities of U.S. pharmaceutical distribution.

This year's edition has been thoroughly updated, revised, and expanded. It contains the most current market and industry and data. The report is the only resource of its kind available anywhere."

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Industry Wants FDA Help, Guidance on New Drug Tracking System | Bloomberg Law

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Updated August 3, 2019

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Read the full article:  Industry Wants FDA Help, Guidance on New Drug Tracking System | Bloomberg Law:

"Kelly said the HDA is concerned about whether the 2023 deadline for implementation will be met without specific directions from the FDA on how to do it. The HDA represents wholesale distributors that purchase drugs from manufacturers and sell them to pharmacies, hospitals, and others. Three of the biggest distributors are AmerisourceBergen Corp., Cardinal Health, and McKesson Corp."

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A Distribution Revolution in the Making: A Wholesaler Uses Mobile, Picking Robots :: Logistics Viewpoints

Read the full article: A Distribution Revolution in the Making: A Wholesaler Uses Mobile, Picking Robots :: Logistics Viewpoints:

. . . "this is still an ongoing journey to fully leverage the capabilities of this technology, the potential is clearly huge. Amazon paid $775 million for Kiva, a provider of autonomous mobile robots, but these robots are not capable of picking. In contrast, the bots from IAM Robotics do the full job of a picker.  One can only ask, what might this company be worth as the technology matures?"

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How Many California Designated Reps Do I Need?

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Several California Designated Representatives Might Be Needed - Consider These Reasons

California Pharmacy Law

According to the California Board of Pharmacy website:

"Wholesale operations that distribute dangerous drugs or dangerous devices must be supervised by a registered pharmacist or an individual approved by the board as a designated representative. These companies may not operate unless the pharmacist or designated representative is physically on the licensed premises. To ensure proper control at all times, the board recommends that there be more than one person approved to supervise operations." Specifically, the California Wholesaler license application says (in boldface), "There must be one designated representative on the premises at all times during business operation."

"Each place of business of a third-party logistics provider shall be supervised and managed by a responsible manager. The responsible manager shall be responsible for the compliance of the place of business with state and federal laws governing third-party logistics providers and with the third-party logistics provider's customer specifications, except where the customer's specifications conflict with state or federal laws. The responsible manager shall maintain an active license as a designated representative-3PL with the board at all times during which he or she is designated as the responsible manager." Specifically, the California Third-Party Logistics Provider license application says (in boldface), "There must be one licensed designated representative-3PL on the premises at all times during business operation."

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When the business operations and staffing model are taken into consideration, some companies will need more than one designated representative. In other words, when the business is operating, there must be at least one designated representative there. Scheduling designated representative coverage starts to get tricky when you figure in vacations, days off, multiple shifts, etc. To reiterate the Board, there must be one licensed designated representative on the premises at all times during business operation.

Good Business Practice

And just when you think you've got it all covered ...

It's not unusual for some businesses to manage with just one designated representative, or keep the bare minimum of licensed designated representatives on staff.  However, these companies can run into a situation that can affect the company's business financial health. In the event the company loses a licensed designated representative, for example, the designated rep quits, and cross-coverage by another licensed designated representative isn't possible, then the business operation could get into trouble with the Board, or just as bad, must shut down (until a licensed designated rep can be on premise).

It's a difficult scenario, to be left scrambling, trying to find, hire, and get a new employee properly licensed as a designated rep.  Therefore, consider the risks, and keep just the "right" number of licensed designated representatives.

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Training programs for California Designated Representative (including 3PL) license applicants - Earn a training affidavit

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For Designated Representative license applicants  -  Training programs, courses, classes, seminars:

     California (earn a training affidavit):

• CA Designated Representative Wholesaler Training - Available around-the-clock 24 x 7
• CA Designated Representative 3PL Training
• CA Designated Representative Reverse Distributor Training  
• The Designated Representative Institute

     Florida:

• Florida Certified Designated Representative - CDR Laws and Rules Examination Prep Course

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

     California (earn a training completion certificate):

• CA Home Medical Device Retailer (HMDR) Exemptee Training Course
• The Exemptee Institute

Cardinal Health’s Unhappy Profit Surprise: The Coevolution of Pharmacy Buying Groups and Wholesaler Economics (rerun) - Drug Channels

• The best choice for California Designated Representative Wholesaler online training for your California license application. Board-approved! Learn more & buy!

Read the full article: Drug Channels: Cardinal Health’s Unhappy Profit Surprise: The Coevolution of Pharmacy Buying Groups and Wholesaler Economics (rerun):

"Independent pharmacies have been backed into a corner—and have responded by pushing back against their wholesale suppliers. Cardinal’s warning highlights the coevolution of profits within the pharmacy channel ecosystem. Expect wholesalers to be increasingly desperate to make up these lost funds. "

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Training program for California Designated Representative license applicants

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For Designated Representative license applicants  -  Training programs, courses, classes, seminars:

     California (earn a training affidavit):

• CA Designated Representative Wholesaler Training - Available around-the-clock 24 x 7
• CA Designated Representative 3PL Training
• CA Designated Representative Reverse Distributor Training  
• The Designated Representative Institute

     Florida:

• Florida Certified Designated Representative - CDR Laws and Rules Examination Prep Course

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

     California (earn a training completion certificate):

• CA Home Medical Device Retailer (HMDR) Exemptee Training Course
• The Exemptee Institute