Danger drugs – the EU’s Falsified Medicines Directive

By NS Healthcare Staff Writer

29 Sep 15

A long-awaited document was released in August 2015, providing clarity on the EU’s Falsified Medicines Directive. With just…

Clinical supplies and logistics

Check the forecast: supply challenges

By NS Healthcare Staff Writer

05 Jul 15

As clinical trials go global, pharmaceutical companies face a range of supply challenges, from decreased availability of complex…

Clinical supplies and logistics

False moves – purging the market of counterfeit drugs

By NS Healthcare Staff Writer

15 Apr 15

Counterfeiters have long profited from the exploitation of consumer trust and ignorance, and operating in an increasingly globalised…

Clinical supplies and logistics

Extreme measures – a robust vaccine supply chain

By NS Healthcare Staff Writer

31 Mar 15

While the vaccine market is robust, the products themselves are vulnerable. Highly sensitive to temperature variations, they are…

Clinical supplies and logistics

Freight expectations – GDP guidelines and the CEIV Pharma programme

By NS Healthcare Staff Writer

31 Mar 15

Big changes are afoot in the pharma freight sector as it adaptsto market, regulatory and technological trends. Alan…

Clinical supplies and logistics

Joined-up thinking – selecting a supply chain partner

By NS Healthcare Staff Writer

31 Mar 15

Global supply chains have long provided big pharma with cost savings and efficiencies. However, things can go seriously…

Clinical supplies and logistics

Track changes – serialisation best practice

By NS Healthcare Staff Writer

31 Mar 15

Fake medicines are endangering the worldwide pharmaceutical industry. Effective track-and-trace solutions have been demanded to combat the threat…

Clinical supplies and logistics

Ahead of the game – risk management in clinical trial supply chains

By NS Healthcare Staff Writer

16 Dec 14

Clinical trial supply chains are not always predictable or easy to control, so pharmaceutical companies need to take…

Clinical supplies and logistics

Tracked and traced – end-to-end supply chain visibility

By NS Healthcare Staff Writer

15 Apr 14

Track-and-trace solutions are top of the agenda for pharmaceutical manufacturers, following the passing of the Drug Quality and…

Clinical supplies and logistics

Keep it real – anti-counterfeiting legislation

By NS Healthcare Staff Writer

14 Apr 14

Last year, two key pieces of regulation in the battle against counterfeits came into force in Europe and…

Clinical supplies and logistics