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Our role in the U.S. pharmaceutical
supply chain:
Cardinal Health
Manufacturers:
Cardinal Health:
Healthcare providers:
We work with:
• 1,300+ manufacturers
• 70,000+ products
• 25 pharmaceutical distribution facilities
• 6.9 MM deliveries/year
We distribute to :
• 24,000 retail pharmacy
locations
• >3,600 hospitals
• 4,000+ physician office and
surgery center locations
• 150 mail order locations
Manufacturers role:
• Physically manufacture
pharmaceutical products
Cardinal Health role:
• Just-in-time, next day delivery of
medicines to points of care.
• Protect security and integrity of
supply chain
When we take care of the business
behind healthcare, providers can
focus on their patients .
Best-in-class systems: Cardinal Health Suspicious Order Monitoring (for Controlled Substances); Cardinal Health Know
Your Customer Sales Force Training; Cardinal Health’s “Wholesaler Safe Practices” training; practices consistent with
Healthcare Distribution Management Association Distributor Guidelines; Authorized Distributor of Record to pharmaceutical
manufacturers
Where prescription drug diversion
can happen
Manufacturer
Transport
thefts
•Employee thefts
•Facility robberies
Distributor
Pharmacy
Transport
thefts
•Employee thefts
•Facility robberies
Doctor office
•Theft of Rx pad
•Fraudulent
prescriptions
•Self-medication
•Employee theft
This illustrates where
needed medicines can be
misappropriated for
diversion or abuse
Illegitimate patient
• Abuse
• Selling
Onsite
• Employee thefts
• Robberies
• Rogue website
• Fraudulent
prescriptions filled
Sick patient
• Meds stolen
• Meds not disposed
of properly
• Family member/
friend theft
• Meds shared
Caregiver
Thefts
Where Cardinal Health helps fight
diversion and abuse
Manufacturer
Distributor
Global Positioning
System (GPS)
Freightwatch
Pharmacy
Suspicious order
monitoring
Advanced analytics
and anti-diversion
experts flag unusual
orders
GPS
Freightwatch
• Distribution center security
system
• Compliance officers onsite
• Compliance training
• Know-your-customer
training
• Onsite drug testing
• Clothing requirements
• GPS
• Tote wrapping
or strapping
• Unmarked totes
• Secure vehicles
• Electronic
proof-ofdelivery
This illustrates where Cardinal Health intervenes to
help address the diversion of prescription medicines
and the societal issue of prescription drug abuse
• Generation Rx
• Medication
Disposal Days
• Sponsor of
continuing
education for
pharmacists