Upsher-Smith recognized with HDA DIANA award
Left to right: HDA president and CEO John Gray, Upsher-Smith senior director national accounts Brad Leonard, Upsher-Smith national accounts manager Mike Muzetras and HDA chairman and Dakota Drug CEO Ted Scherr.
MAPLE GROVE, Minn. — The Healthcare Distribution Alliance (formerly the Healthcare Distribution Management Association) has honored Upsher-Smith Laboratories with a Distribution Industry Award for Notable Achievement in Healthcare Award. The DIANA award was given to Upsher-Smith for “Best Overall Branded Pharmaceutical Product Manufacturer with Less than $300 Million in Sales.”
Upsher-Smith has received the award four times in the past six years, and it was one of 12 DIANA award winners honored at the HAD’s 2016 Business and Leadership Conference held in Colorado Springs, Colo. on June 13.
“We are honored to have been selected for a DIANA award, and especially to be recognized again as the year's 'Best Overall Branded Pharmaceutical Product Manufacturer' in our sales category,” Upsher-Smith VP global sales Scott Hussey, who was at the awards ceremony, said. “Upsher-Smith strives to meet and exceed current standards of pharmaceutical manufacturing excellence, and we are proud to be acknowledged for our efforts to bring high-quality, high-value products to patients across the nation.”