Pharma Logistics Applications & Studies
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Early Licensure Of A Breakthrough Cancer Drug Gives Hope To Patients
6/15/2020
No clinical supply request could be a higher priority than that of a physician urgently seeking an investigational cancer drug for a patient who has exhausted all treatment options.
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Clinical Supply Optimization: Enhanced Service Model Saves Client Time On Supplies
12/26/2019
The Vice President of manufacturing for a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company faced an avalanche of work when a reorganization left him without a clinical supply manager. Planning to start 5 new clinical trials in 6 months while managing quality assurance, manufacturing, and supplies for new and ongoing studies, he turned to his Fisher Clinical Services account executive with a simple question: “How am I going to do all that?”
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Managing Clinical Ancillary Supplies At Global Scale
12/26/2019
Clinical ancillary management expertise helps biopharma company oversee a large, global trial from start through finish.
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Direct-To-Representative Sample Distribution Services
4/30/2019
One particularly effective approach to promote prescription drug products is to have pharma sales reps ‘hand carry’ samples to the health care practitioners within their territories.
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Development Of Qualified Cold Chain Solution For Vaccine Transport To Uganda
4/8/2019
Maintaining the cold chain is a challenge when handling biologics such as vaccines, particularly when the clinic is in a remote location. Learn more about how Fisher Bioservices developed a qualified cold chain solution to transport Ebola vaccines to Uganda.
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Distributed Biobanking: A Solution For FFPE Tissue Block Management
3/27/2019
A new end to end system has been developed and implemented in several locations worldwide to address the issues encountered with FFPE block storage, retrieval, and restocking.
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Minimizing Errors And Saving Time In Drug Receipt Processes
3/20/2019
The speed-accuracy trade-off is a well-known phenomenon in psychology for processes requiring human input: the faster you go, the more likely it is that errors will be introduced into the system.
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Case Studies In Supply Chain Management: Getting It Right From The Start
3/15/2019
Consistent management and communication are the keys to success when managing the supply chain of any advanced therapy clinical trial. In this article, we’ll review two case studies that demonstrate the importance of supply chain management by focusing on scaling up for commercial distribution and on packaging challenges within a cryogenic environment.
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Validating The Stability And Durability Of Labels After Thawing From Cryogenic Temperatures
2/26/2019
One important element of working in cryogenic temperatures involves ensuring labels remain intact and securely adhered to packaging after application as product moves from ambient temperatures to cryogenic temperatures to thawing at the point of use. The following study serves as a model for the need to validate label stability and adherence and is an example of the many different types of validation studies we regularly conduct to mitigate risk for customers during all phases of an advanced therapy clinical trial.
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Scaling The Advanced Therapy Supply Chain
2/13/2019
This case study describes the use of dispersed storage and cold chain logistics, around a central manufacturing facility to create a cost efficient and robust supply chain.