SAN DIEGO, Calif. — The Healthcare Distribution Alliance (HDA) honored pharmaceutical and consumer product manufacturer members with the Distribution Industry Awards for Notable Achievements in Healthcare (DIANA Awards) during the association’s 2026 HDA Business and Leadership Conference.
The DIANA is one of HDA’s highest honors. Established in 1959, the award recognizes manufacturer members for developing new and innovative products and promotions for the healthcare distribution industry, as well as companies that foster collaborative business practices with their distributor trading partners.
HDA’s distributor-member executives select the winning companies; honorees demonstrate exceptional leadership in the healthcare marketplace and are committed to advancing supply chain best practices through their participation in HDA.
“The collaboration between distributors and manufacturers is essential to ensuring innovative, lifesaving medicines and healthcare products reach providers, and ultimately their patients. HDA congratulates the recipients of the 2026 DIANA Awards for their leadership and continued commitment to excellence,” said Chester “Chip” Davis, Jr., President and CEO, HDA.
Learn more about the DIANA Awards here.
2026 DIANA Award Winners
Best New Product Introduction or Promotions
Biotechnology Pharmaceutical: Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine, INLEXZO™
Branded Pharmaceutical Products: Bayer Pharmaceuticals, Lynkuet®
Generic Pharmaceutical Products: Rising Pharmaceuticals, Ranitidine Tablets
Best Overall Manufacturers
Best Overall Manufacturers, Branded Pharmaceuticals, Sales Less Than $300M
Winner: BioCon Pharma
First Merit Finalist: Shionogi Inc.
Second Merit Finalist: Cosette Pharmaceuticals
Best Overall Manufacturers, Branded Pharmaceuticals, Sales More Than $300M
Winner: Gilead Sciences
First Merit Finalist: Boehringer Ingelheim
Second Merit Finalist: AbbVie US
Best Overall Manufacturers, Consumer
Winner: Sun Pharmaceutical
First Merit Finalist: Apotex Corp.
Second Merit Finalist: Bausch & Lomb, Inc.
Best Overall Manufacturers, Generic Pharmaceuticals, Sales Less Than $100M
Winner: Lifestar Pharma
First Merit Finalist: Viona Pharmaceuticals
Second Merit Finalist: Ajanta Pharma
Best Overall Manufacturers, Generic Pharmaceuticals, Sales More Than $100M
Winner: Apotex Corp.
First Merit Finalist: Prasco Laboratories
Second Merit Finalist: Camber Pharmaceuticals Inc.
HDA Manufacturer Partners of the Year
Sales Less Than $500M: Unichem Pharmaceuticals
Sales More Than $500M: Boehringer Ingelheim
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