Albert Paonessa

Actavis, Inc. is a pharmaceutical company. It focuses on the development and distribution of generic products. The company engages in developing, manufacturing and marketing generic, branded generic, legacy brands and over-the-counter products. It operates its business in three segments: Actavis Pharma, Actavis Specialty Brands and Distribution. The Actavis Pharma segment develops and out-licenses generic pharmaceutical products outside the U.S. through its medis third-party business. The Actavis Specialty Brands segment engages in developing and marketing biosimilars products in women's health, oncology and other therapeutic categories. The Distribution segment distributes generic, select brand pharmaceutical products, vaccines, injectables and over-the-counter medicines from suppliers to independent pharmacies, alternate care providers, pharmacy chains and physicians offices. The company was founded by Allen Y. Chao and David C. Hsia in 1984 and is headquartered in Parsippany, NJ.

Part of AbbVie, Inc., Valmed Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a wholesale distributor of generic pharmaceuticals. The private company is based in Grand Island, NY. Valmed Pharmaceuticals was acquired by Andrx Corp. /Old/ on March 16, 2000 for $14.80 million.

Healthcare Distribution Alliance operates membership organizations. The firm distributes healthcare and pharmaceutical products. It delivers to pharmacies, hospitals, nursing homes, and health clinics. It provides members to share industry practices, represents member concerns before Congress and regulatory agencies, and publishes newsletters. The company is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

Anda, Inc. operates as a online store that enables physicians and physician offices to order pharmaceuticals and medical supplies through the Internet. It distributes generic, brand, specialty and over-the-counter pharmaceutical products to retail independent and chain pharmacies, nursing homes, mail order pharmacies, hospitals, clinics and physician offices. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Parsippany, NJ.

KeySource Medical, Inc. distributes generic pharmaceutical drugs to pharmacists, wholesalers and small chain stores. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Cincinnati, OH.