Specialty drugs are high-cost prescription medications used to treat complex, chronic conditions like cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, and multiple sclerosis. Specialty drugs often require special handling and administration (typically injection or infusion), and patients using a specialty drug may need careful oversight from a health care provider who can watch for side effects and ensure that the medication is working as intended. Specialty drug spending continues to increase and is expected to exceed 50% of overall drug expenditure in 2021.
Specialty drug distributors primarily carry specialty pharmaceutical drugs. These distributors’ customer base typically includes independent specialist physician offices, physician-owned clinics, hospital-owned clinics, specialty pharmacies, home healthcare providers, and to a lesser extent, hospital pharmacies. Specialty distributors provide services to various customers, including pharmaceutical drug manufacturers and healthcare providers. Specialty drug distributors offer core, foundational services include supply chain, financial, information and regulatory compliance services, as well as data and information services.
AMI’s report, Specialty Drug Distributors Overview, offers comprehensive intelligence on the leading specialty drug distributors. The report also provides a brief background on the market. Similar to the traditional drug distribution market, the specialty drug distribution is controlled by the Big 3: AmerisourceBergen, Cardinal Health and McKesson.
Each specialty drug distributor profile includes: company background, corporate strategy, top executives, financial/investor information, products and services, and recent activities. The report’s Table of Contents:
Specialty Drug Distributors Background – pgs. 4-5
Distributor Profiles – pgs. 6-67
- Accredo Health/CuraScript SD – pgs. 7-12
- AmerisourceBergen – pgs. 13-20
- ASD/Besse Medical/ICS/Oncology Supply
- Anda, Inc. – pgs. 21-22
- BioCareSD – pgs. 23-25
- BioRidge Pharma, LLC – pgs. 26-27
- Capital Drug – pg. 28
- Cardinal Health Specialty Distribution – pgs. 29-34
- Clint Pharmaceuticals – pgs. 35-36
- Dakota Drug – pgs. 37-38
- DMS Pharmaceutical – pgs. 39-41
- FFF Enterprises – pgs. 42-45
- Gulf Coast Pharmaceutical Plus – pgs. 46-47
- Health Coalition, Inc. – pgs. 48-49
- Hercules Pharmaceuticals – pgs. 50-51
- HyGen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. – pgs. 52-53
- McKesson Specialty Health – pgs. 54-57
- Morris & Dickson Co., LLC – pgs. 58-59
- Prodigy Health – pgs. 60-61
- Reliance Wholesale Inc. – pgs. 62-64
- Value Drug Company – pgs. 65-67