Wholesale Distributor & Third-Party Logistics Providers Reporting – FDA Requirement

“The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act as amended by the DSCSA, requires third-party logistics providers to begin reporting this information annually to FDA on November 27, 2014, while wholesale distributors are required to begin on January 1, 2015. FDA has issued a draft guidance, “DSCSA Implementation: Annual Reporting by Prescription Drug Wholesale Distributors and […]

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FDA Announces Exercise of Enforcement Discretion on Imminent Track and Trace Requirements – FDA Law Blog

“On December 24th, in response to industry requests, FDA issued a guidance document indicating that it will not enforce product tracing requirements of the Drug Supply Chain Security Act (“DSCSA”) prior to May 2015. The guidance, states in relevant part:” . . . Read the full article: via FDA Law Blog: In Keeping With the […]

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FDA > Are you ready for the Drug Supply Chain Security Act?

Become familiar with the law  There are new requirements under the Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA) for manufacturers, repackagers, wholesale distributors, dispensers, and third-party logistics providers (trading partners). Some requirements began in November 2014 and several key requirements begin at various stages in 2015. The new requirements, development of standards, and the system for […]

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Full-line distributor sales reached $305 billion in 2013, representing 90% of pharma sales – Pharmaceutical Commerce

“HDMA’s 2014-15 Factbook updates member financial, operational performance. The just-published 2014-15 Factbook, a compilation of HDMA member data as well as relevant industry statistics, gives evidence that full-line wholesalers are running faster—shipping more products each day, while handling a higher daily average of orders. The report also provides a snapshot of what the industry was […]

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FDA publishes Q&A on DSCSA provisions – SecuringIndustry.com

“The FDA has published a draft question-and-answer document to help guide the implementation of the US’s traceability system for medicines. The guidance – which is aimed at wholesalers and third-party logistics (3PL) companies – is the latest information from the US regulatory on the Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA) and is open for comment […]

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FDA Says > Know Your Source: Protecting Patients from Unsafe Drugs

“Beware of Rogue Wholesale Drug Distributors Wholesale drug distributors are a link between manufacturers and health care professionals. Their role is to ensure prescription medications are delivered safely and efficiently to thousands of health care practitioners and pharmacies nationwide every day. While the U.S. health care supply chain is one of the most secure and […]

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