Drug delivery emergency response network

Executive Summary

Pharmaceutical industry groups join to launch Rx Response, an initiative to support the continued delivery of medicines in the event of a public health emergency. Efforts will be made to coordinate the delivery of medications to hospitals, but the program will not serve as an additional drug distribution center for patients. Rx Response will provide state and local officials with a phone number and Web site to report pharmaceutical needs and offer industry a forum to identify medication supply risks. Rx Response partner groups include the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, the Biotechnology Industry Organization, the National Association of Chain Drug Stores, the National Community Pharmacists Association, the Healthcare Distribution Management Association, the American Red Cross and the American Hospital Association...