Specialty Pharmaceuticals Luncheon and Interactive Roundtable Topic Discussion

On Monday, June 8, Jennifer Dolan, Principal of Dolan & Associates presented an interactive roundtable discussion on specialty pharmaceuticals at HDMA’s 2009 Business Partners Exchange at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa in Phoenix, Arizona.   The roundtable provided an opportunity to gain insight into this dynamic topic and discuss some preliminary findings from the Center’s new benchmarking publication, Specialty Pharmaceuticals: Facts, Figures and Trends.  The publication will available later this summer.

Click here to read more about Specialty Pharmaceuticals: Facts, Figures and Trends.

White Paper on IBM’s support for the Center’s Blueprint for Data Management & Data Sharing

On June 8, 2009, The Center for Healthcare Supply Chain Research released Data Sharing in the Pharmaceutical Supply Chain: A Series of Case Studies.

This white paper provides case studies with Pfizer, McKesson, Wal-Mart and IBM that demonstrate the value of individual serialization in achieving greater efficiency, patient safety and security across the entire supply chain. It is part of an ongoing series of topical white papers.

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White Paper on Axway’s Alignment with the Center for Healthcare Supply Chain Research® Blueprint for Data Management & Data Sharing

In March 2009, The Center for Healthcare Supply Chain Research and Axway jointly released Life Sciences Strategies: A Practical Approach to Healthcare Supply Chain Collaboration.

Part of an ongoing series of topical white papers, this white paper provides a detailed look at the Center’s Blueprint for Data Management and Data Sharing  and offers insight into one practical approach for implementation within your organization.

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Did You Know?

In 2007 nearly half of all deliveries made by pharmaceutical distributors were handled by couriers. Common surface carriers, including UPS, U.S. Postal Service, etc accounted for 29% of deliveries, while 20% were delivered in company owned vehicles. Only 5% of deliveries required common air carriers, such as UPS air or FedEx.
 
Contributor Spotlight

A member of HDMA since 1993, Genentech supports the Center for Healthcare Supply Chain Research’s mission, promoting enhanced patient safety and supply chain efficiency, and serves on the Center’s Board of Directors. 

Genentech is a leading biotechnology corporation that was founded more than 30 years ago, and uses human genetic information to discover, develop, manufacture and commercialize biotherapeutics that address significant unmet medical needs.  Genentech also produces multiple products for serious or life-threatening medical conditions and has more than 100 projects in the pipeline.  Genentech was also recently named "top employer in the biopharmaceutical industry" by Science magazine; the sixth number one ranking for the company.
 

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