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in the spotlightMaking History TogetherASD Healthcare celebrates our first 20 years.With breakthroughs every day, things can change pretty fast in healthcare.That’s one reason it’s hard to believe specialty distributors didn’t evenexist twenty years ago. Today, they’re a well-developed resource healthcarefacilities depend on. But when Bergen Brunswig Drug Company carved out a cornerof space in its warehouse to office Alternate Site Distributors (ASD), the businessof specialty distribution was nothing more than a vision.That was 20 years ago. ASD Healthcare is now one of the largest specialty pharmaceuticaldistributors of plasma derivatives and nephrology products. We’d like tocelebrate this milestone with you by taking a moment to look back on the commonhistory those of us in healthcare all share. See if you recognize some of the manychanges we have been fortunate to experience together.“Our markets were so new,so undefined, that we feltthere was a chance for usto have a greater role inhealthcare than just beinga traditional distributor.”- Steve Collis, President of AmerisourceBergenCorporation, Executive Vice President of AlternateSite Distributors in 19931993 December 2, ASD makes its first sale as thenewly formed subsidiary of Bergen Brunswig DrugCompany. Its mission? Make specialty purchasingeasier for oncology and renal communities.1995 ASD establishes a plasma division to helphealthcare providers secure albumin during theshortage created by the first Gulf War.1996 ASD makes same-day emergency and dailydeliveries a new option for customers by moving itsdistribution center to Louisville, Kentucky, closer tocourier hubs.Oncology Supply, an industry expert in servingindependent oncology practices, is acquiredby ASD.1997 The Company expands its customer baseto include health systems. As a result, the meaningof ASD is changed from Alternate Site Distributors toAdvanced Specialty Distribution to reflect the company’sproduct line and customers.1998 ASD expands its services and options withthe acquisition of Besse Medical, a vaccine distributionspecialist with expertise in distribution to physicianpractices.ASD launches its first practice-management system,Converge, to provide integrated clinical services andinformation technology to oncology practices.ASD creates ASD Direct, to deliver specialty pharmaceuticalsstraight to patients.2000 ASD enters the new millennium with thenext generation in computer enterprise systems.The design goes beyond state-of-the-art, makingASD the first distributor with the ability to track bylot number and retrieve data per customer needs.2001 Bergen Brunswig Drug Company mergeswith AmeriSource Health Company to formAmerisourceBergen and the AmerisourceBergenSpecialty Group comprised of a family of specialtycompanies, including ASD Healthcare.ASD Healthcare immediately dispatches trucksstocked with albumin to relief staging sites afterseeing the news of the 9 / 11 attacks.2003 ASD Healthcare adds flu vaccine distributionservices, giving health systems greater options andselection.2004 To protect the supply chain and customersfrom counterfeit drugs, ASD Healthcare takes thelead by developing a web-based pedigree trackand-tracesystem.2005 Brooks, Kentucky distribution center opens,expanding ASD Healthcare’s warehouse space by102,000 square feet.In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, ASD Healthcaresends life-saving medications to relief staging sites.2006 Reno, Nevada distribution center opensclose to major shipping hubs, adding a 43,500square foot redundant facility and enhancing servicesto customers in the Western United States.2007 ASD Healthcare innovates the new Cubixxfactor consignment system, launching it to healthcareand hemophilia centers.2009 Nucleus Inventory Management Systemintroduced to automate the dispensing and drugtracking process throughout an oncology practice.2010 ASD Healthcare launches True Blue to reflectthe company’s high level of service commitmentto our customers and the patients they serve.2011 ASD Healthcare introduces the Depot Modelto give patients on-demand access to high-cost,high-risk medications, while giving manufacturerscritical, real-time usage data they need.2012 As with all natural disasters, ASD Healthcareand our associates come together to support victimsof Hurricane Sandy, including our coworkers inthe northeast.ASD Healthcare receives a patent for Cubixx ® andapplies for a patent for myCubixx ® , an in-home factorsolution that helps improve compliance, tracking andoutcomes for hemophilia patients.2013 ASD Healthcare celebrates 20 years ofservice with a tagline that captures our unwaveringfocus – Your patients. Your purpose. Our priority.28 InsideOut