A report from Research and Markets found that the U.S. pharmaceutical supply chain involves the delivery of 13 million prescription products to healthcare organizations every day, according to a news release.
The report also outlined the challenges facing the pharmaceutical supply chain including counterfeiting, terrorism, disruption resulting from man-made and natural disasters, growth of mail order, pharmacy consolidation and the dominance of three wholesalers — McKesson, AmerisourceBergen and Cardinal Health. The U.S. pharmaceutical wholesale market was worth $275 billion in 2008.
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The report also outlined the challenges facing the pharmaceutical supply chain including counterfeiting, terrorism, disruption resulting from man-made and natural disasters, growth of mail order, pharmacy consolidation and the dominance of three wholesalers — McKesson, AmerisourceBergen and Cardinal Health. The U.S. pharmaceutical wholesale market was worth $275 billion in 2008.
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Global Orthopedic Devices Market Expected to Reach $57.9B by 2016
Robotic Surgery Equipment Manufacturing Industry Expected to Reach $4.2B by 2016
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