pharmaceuticals

The ISPE describes itself on its website: www.ispe.org, as ”the world’s largest not-for-profit association serving its Members by leading scientific, technical and regulatory advancement throughout the entire pharmaceutical lifecycle.”

With the Affordable Care Act sweeping healthcare in the U.S., hospital supply chains have had the spotlight shown on them: a somewhat disregarded discipline in a hospital has now come to the forefront in cost savings.

Prevent Lost, Stolen Or Damaged Products

Pharmaceuticals are some of the most closely monitored goods in the world, and their storage conditions are no exception. Until recently however, when a company was monitoring the temperature of a pharmaceutical drug, they were probably only interested in those drugs that inhabited the cold chain....

How does temperature infiltrate the manufacturing of pharmaceuticals? Three BIG ways: Research, Creation, Distribution.

A lot of effort and concentration is focused on what happens to products within a manufacturing facility, whether that be food products, pharmaceutical products, or medical device products. Once the product is made, it should be safe to consume, right? Right! As long as best monitoring and quality...

"The serialization of pharmaceuticals will lead to a more secure supply chain."

21CFR11 is to Food and Pharmaceutical professionals what Dr. Kelso was to Sacred Heart Hospital in the television series Scrubs. Annoying, but necessary.

Last month we wrote to all the foodies on how to survive a warehouse audit. We called it our ”Food Warehouse Audit Survival Guide.” This month, we’d like to take on another industry that owns and operates warehouses: pharmaceuticals. In keeping with our oh so original title, we present the...