Pharmaceutical Supply Chain: H. D. Smith Receives Value Chain Leadership Award

SupplyScape Corporation, the provider of software to drive maximum business value and security in the pharmaceutical value chain, recently announced that H. D. Smith is the first recipient of the Value Chain Leadership Award. The Value Chain Leadership Award recognizes forward-thinking companies that are solving pharmaceutical supply chain challenges in breakthrough ways.

The Value Chain Leadership Award was announced at SupplyScape's customer gala held on Monday, June 11, in Boston, Mass. The event coincided with the Healthcare Distribution Management Association (HDMA) Distribution Management Conference. More than 125 healthcare executives from leading pharmaceutical, biotechnology, wholesaler, distributor, and chain pharmacy companies attended the event at Fenway Park, home of the 2004 World Champion Boston Red Sox.

H. D. Smith was recognized for its industry-leading contributions towards increasing patient safety as the first pharmaceutical wholesaler to adopt a safe and secure pharmaceutical supply chain, providing electronic pedigrees, and receiving and distributing serialized product with radio frequency identification (RFID) tags across the supply chain. As early as 2004, H. D. Smith was already scanning Purdue Pharma's RFID tagged OxyContin pain medication at the item level into its warehouse, as well as tagging high-profile drugs that came in untagged and shipping them to pharmacies. At the same time, the company was also piloting a new supply chain anti-counterfeiting and security system, using electronic pedigree software to track and authenticate the pedigree for each incoming drug across the SupplyScape Value Network.

"Our main goal is patient safety, which is why we've led the industry in electronic pedigree and authentication implementation," said Robert Kashmer, vice president of information technology at H. D. Smith. "We are honored to receive SupplyScape's Value Chain Leadership Award and to be recognized for our product security contributions and our corporate business success."

H. D. Smith, headquartered in Springfield, Ill., is the fourth largest national pharmaceutical wholesaler in the United States. The company is a pioneer in enterprise, supply chain, and logistics technologies to assure quick and accurate delivery of medical devices, prescription medications, and over-the-counter products to its pharmacy customers.

"SupplyScape is proud to recognize H. D. Smith for the leadership it has demonstrated by embracing electronic pedigrees and RFID ahead of industry," said Shabbir Dahod, SupplyScape's president and CEO. "Innovative companies, such as H. D. Smith, are leveraging SupplyScape's product security solutions, the foundation of our On-Demand Value Network, to increase patient safety, enhance collaboration within the supply chain, and improve business performance."

About H. D. Smith
Headquartered in Springfield, Illinois, H. D. Smith is the largest privately held national full-service wholesale distributor that provides a complete line of pharmaceuticals, OTCs, HBAs, surgical supplies, seasonal merchandise and a wide array of marketing programs to retail, hospital, and institutional pharmacies. The company has distribution facilities in California, Florida, Kentucky, Illinois, New Hampshire, New Jersey and Texas that service major markets throughout the United States. Additional information about H. D. Smith can be found at .

About SupplyScape
SupplyScape Corporation is a leading provider of enterprise software and services that maximize revenue, profitability and patient safety across the pharmaceutical supply chain through On-Demand Value Networks. On-Demand Value Networks deliver the real-time network platform, foundational set of product security solutions, and value-enhancing supply chain applications that integrate trading partners into the pharma value chain. Pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, wholesalers, distributors, and pharmacies rely on SupplyScape On-Demand Value Networks to achieve rapid regulatory compliance, significant operational improvements, and superior business performance from their supply chains. For more information, visit www.supplyscape.com.

SOURCE: SupplyScape