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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”10781″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text]When you ship sensitive life sciences products, the utmost care is necessary at every stage of the journey from the manufacturer to the patient. In this QAD Precision Report we look at the challenges of shipping time- and temperature-sensitive products.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

The Challenges of Life Sciences Logistics\u00a0<\/span><\/h1>\n

Life sciences companies face considerable challenges when shipping their goods around the world. Not only must they comply with stringent regulations, their products have a direct impact on the health and well-being of people \u2014 and, in some cases, can mean the difference between life or death.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Furthermore, life sciences companies often ship products that are delicate, time- and temperature-sensitive, or regarded as hazardous. Pharmaceutical products that are improperly shipped or incorrectly handled may be ineffective \u2014 or, worse still, actively harmful. Consequently, the importance of ensuring that goods arrive on time and in perfect condition is exponentially greater for life sciences companies than for many other shippers.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sensitive Products = Shipping Challenges<\/span><\/h2>\n

Certain pharmaceutical products require uninterrupted refrigeration as they travel from manufacturer to patient. This is \u201ccold chain\u201d transportation. Other products must remain at controlled room temperature or be shipped at extremely low cryogenic temperatures.<\/span><\/p>\n

In addition to temperature, life sciences products may react to other environmental factors, such as humidity or sunlight. Likewise, some are sensitive to shocks and vibrations \u2014 both risks during transportation.<\/span><\/p>\n

Furthermore, certain therapeutic agents have short half lives \u2014 in some cases, so short that the half life is measured in days, not months or years. As a result, these products must reach patients within tight timeframes. Shipping delays could therefore render these much needed treatments ineffective.<\/span><\/p>\n

As life sciences products travel from the manufacturer to the wholesaler, hospital, clinic, chemist and on to the patient, they may pass through a number of different hands. Therefore, ensuring that goods are properly handled, stored and transported at every stage is critical.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Six Steps for Life Sciences Shipping<\/span><\/h2>\n

ESTABLISH A COMPLIANCE PROGRAM<\/span><\/h3>\n

The first crucial step to ensuring that life sciences products reach patients in perfect condition, no matter where they are, is establishing a compliance program. When your organization works across multiple geographies and regulatory environments, your export procedures must comply with a number of different regulatory environments. This, in turn, increases the risk of compliance violations.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Ideally, life sciences companies (and other global shippers) should aim to reduce or eliminate manual compliance checks. These are subject to errors, especially as they may require regulatory interpretation. Item and material codes can be easily matched to regulation, license, and corporate policy databases to automatically check compliance requirements.<\/span><\/p>\n

By leveraging <\/span>automated compliance checks<\/span><\/a> at the start of the export process, life sciences companies can vet every export, check trading partners against governmental and international lists of denied parties, confirm that they are authorized to receive the shipment, ensure all permits and licences are in order, and mitigate the risk of compliance missteps.<\/span><\/p>\n

ELIMINATE MANUAL PAPERWORK<\/span><\/h3>\n

Manually creating all the paperwork needed to complete a shipment is not only time consuming, it is subject to error. Incomplete paperwork and documentation can result in customs hold-ups. When products are time-sensitive or require special handling, a customs hold-up can result in rendering treatments ineffective.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

By automating <\/span>export documentation production,<\/span><\/a> life sciences companies can ensure that all the documentation necessary to complete a shipment is complete and correct. This includes documentation for specialist life sciences products, as well as dangerous goods or controlled substances.<\/span><\/p>\n

CHOOSE THE CORRECT PACKAGING<\/span><\/h3>\n

The correct and appropriate packaging is crucial for life sciences products. Active or smart packaging that regulates temperature or measures environmental conditions are certainly necessary for some products. But it would be unnecessary \u2014 not to mention exorbitantly expensive \u2014 to package all temperature-sensitive products this way. Therefore, if goods can be safely transported with conventional packaging, along with temperature regulation materials, such as dry ice or gel packs, it makes better sense to do so.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

CLEAR INSTRUCTIONS<\/span><\/h3>\n

The appropriate packaging is only one part of the equation. All life sciences shipments should include clear and specific instructions regarding handling, temperature sensitivity and other risks that could compromise life sciences products.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

THE RIGHT TRANSPORTATION PARTNERS<\/span><\/h3>\n

All the instructions in the world won\u2019t matter if you do not have the right transportation partners. Not all carriers are capable of transporting life sciences products, or offer specialized handling, such as cold-chain or hospital delivery services. Whether you deliver direct-to-patient in large metropolitan cities, or to remote clinics serving tiny rural populations, you need <\/span>global carrier coverage<\/span><\/a> with transportation partners who have the correct capabilities, routes and service levels as well as experience to ensure your products arrive on time.<\/span><\/p>\n

TRACK YOUR GOODS\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

Last, but not least, life sciences companies benefit from intelligent, post-dock visibility into all shipments as they move through the carrier network and onto the final recipient. A <\/span>centralized portal for multi carrier and global package tracking<\/span><\/a> will enable life sciences companies to track all shipments, anywhere in the world, in exactly the same way. Ideally, this should allow you to manage by exception to proactively resolve problem shipments, as well as capture proof of delivery capture and leverage chain of custody controls.<\/span><\/p>\n

Life sciences products must be shipped with care and attention. Products rendered ineffective or harmful through incorrect shipping or handling can have serious consequences for patients, as well as tarnish the good name of, and public confidence in, a life sciences company. When you ship time and temperature-sensitive medical products, they deserve the most stringent oversight.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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