Nearly 94 percent (about $407 billion) of total pharmaceuticals sales in the U.S. were channeled through HDA-member pharmaceutical distributors in 2015, according to a new report by the HDA Research Foundation (formerly The Center for Supply Chain Research). The Foundation, the 501(c)(3) of the Healthcare Distribution Alliance, released the new findings in its 87th Edition HDA Factbook: The Facts, Figures and Trends in Healthcare (2016-2017).
This updated statistic continues a trend of increased sales for distributors over the past five years, and a 16 percent increase since the previous edition of the Factbook. This growth can likely be attributed to the continued growth of specialty pharmaceuticals, including hepatitis C treatments, and distributors capturing a greater share of chain drug store sales.
