Healthcare Supply Chain Resources

Our partners across the public and private sectors offer the following educational resources on the supply chain, explaining how it works during disasters and how stakeholders can strengthen their operations to prepare for whatever may threaten healthcare supply chain security.

• Association of Accessible Medicines (AAM)
  • Introduction to the Generic Drug Supply Chain (Blog)
  • The Generic Drug Supply Chain (Blog)
• AmerisourceBergen
  • Commercial Supply Chain
  • Secure Supply Chain
  • Third Party Logistics
  • Pharmaceutical Storage and Transport Management
• Cardinal Health
  • Medical Supply Chain Solution Center
  • Creating a New “Gold Standard” – Healthcare Supply Chain Best Practices from Other Industries
• Healthcare Distribution Alliance (HDA)
  • Emergency Preparedness Resources
  • Weathering The Storm: Pharmaceutical Distributors Play a Critical Role During Complex Emergencies
  • Health Delivered
    • The Healthcare Distribution Alliance (HDA) recently launched a new initiative highlighting pharmaceutical distributors’ critical role in the secure, reliable and efficient delivery of medical products to hundreds of thousands of healthcare providers nationwide. Visit www.HealthDelivered.org for new content and stories that bring to life the work distributors do every day to support the healthcare supply chain.
• McKesson
  • 4 Strategies for Better Supply Chain Management (Blog)
  • Enhancing Supply Chain Management with Technology (Blog)
• National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS)
  • Pandemic Response resources (Blog)
  • Memorandum of Understanding Between Government Agencies and Pharmacies (Template)
  • Instructional Letter to State Pharmacy Associations, State and Territorial Health Officials, and Pharmacy Providers
• Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA)
• Health Industry Distributors Association (HIDA)
  • Supply Chain Strategies
    • Distribution’s Expanding role in Hospitals and Health Systems (Infographic)
  • Emergency Preparedness Resource Center
  • Emergency Preparedness Planning: Key Considerations for the Healthcare Supply Chain

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
  • Supply Chain Disaster Preparedness Manual
• HHS Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
  • Emergency Preparedness
• HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response
  • Healthcare and Public Health Risk Identification and Site Criticality (RISC) Toolkit