siliconindia | | APRIL 20224At the heart of the pharmaceutical supply chain, are the Dis-tributors connecting giant numbers of healthcare providers and pharmacies with an even bigger number of drug manufacturers. Leveraging the partnerships across the industry, pharmaceuti-cal distributors are able to deliver to patients who regularly take prescrip-tion medicines, with safe, quick and low-cost access to more than four bil-lion prescription medicines each year.However, in a constantly evolving healthcare ecosystem, distributors must relentlessly innovate to maximize value to patients and their supply chain partners. Currently, a distributor's playing field includes safely & ef-ficiently delivering medications, streamlining inventory management and managing financial risk. But that's going to change soon! Healthcare dis-tributors' future role will be influenced by diverse factors, including the continued growth of specialty drugs and that of value-added services.Added to more traditional branded and generic drugs, the pharmaceuti-cal market includes specialty products which are characteristically more expensive and developed to treat complex health issues affecting smaller patient populations. More so, one of the most exciting potential growth ar-eas is the ability to provide expanded data access and insights. With their unique position at the center of the supply chain, distributors have access to data from both upstream and downstream partners at their fingertips. The potential to leverage this position and expand enhanced data capabilities empowers distributors to develop an even deeper customer understanding and provide more meaningful insights to increase efficiency, lower costs and benefit the overall healthcare system.The sales of medicines and healthcare devices were raised due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This resulted into growth in revenue and profit for the major players in the global healthcare distribution market. Currently, Indian distributors have significantly pushed the boundaries of technolo-gies to scale exponentially. This edition brings together such distributors on the back of whom the Indian healthcare ecosystem is thriving for seamless conduct.Do let us know what you think. Emmanuel Christi DasEditoreditor@siliconindia.comDistributors Enabling Seamless Healthcare ConductEditorial Vol 11 · Issue 03 ·April 2022 Publisher Alok Chaturvedi Editor Emmanuel Christi Das Editorial Team Aveek Pal Chaudhuri Hima P M Mandvi Singh GM - Sales & Marketing Rohit Kumar Advertising Managers Editorial queries editor@siliconindia.com To subscribe Visit https://www.siliconindia.com/subscribe/ or send email to subscription@siliconindia.com Cover price is Rs.150 per issue. Printed and Published By Alok Chaturvedi on behalf of SiliconMedia Technologies Pvt Ltd and Printed at Precision Fototype Services at Sri Sabari Shopping Complex, 24 Residency Road Bangalore-560025 and Published At No. 124, 2nd Floor, Surya Chambers, Old Airport Road, Murugeshpalya, Bangalore-560017. Editor Alok ChaturvediCopyright © 2022 SiliconMedia Technologies Pvt Ltd, All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accordingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher.advertise@siliconindia.com Visualisers Suanya Chakraborty Group Art DirectorAshok KumarCirculation Manager Magendran Perumal Ashwini D Naik Shilpa Selva Felisha Rita Correspondent Soumya JAssistant Editor Ananth VAssociate Editor Indranil Chakraborty Editorial
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