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Retaining Pfizer Vaccines Thru Standard Refrigerator Temperatures
Data shows the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine can be stored up to 2 weeks in standard medical refrigerator temperatures.
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Pharma Temperature Monitoring Devices
What Are The Different Pharma Temperature Monitoring Devices? Maintaining and sustaining a temperature-controlled supply chain is no easy task. An effective cold chain logistics strategy helps expand boost sales. However, it is prone to risks due to the sensitivity of the transported products. With the development of an approved COVID-19 Read more…
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Tackling the -80°C (-112°F) Hurdle
Tackling the -80°C hurdle for cold chain logistics. There are huge logistical challenges for distributing ultra cold biologics and vaccines. Translate Bio Inc. have teamed up with drug giant Sanofi to attempt to overcome the barrier that may hinder the eventual distribution of a viable COVID-19 vaccine. The mRNA (Messenger Read more…
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Super-Cooled COVID-19 Vaccine will be a logistics nightmare
With the many COVID-19 vaccines currently undergoing development, a few are in the class of new bio-genetic pharmaceuticals and require constant temperatures as low as -80°C( -112°F). These mRNA vaccines are among the most advanced potential vaccine with 33 immunisation shots currently being tested on humans. Should one of these Read more…
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Softbox donates thermal covers for safe delivery of vital medicines to the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Long Crendon, Buckinghamshire, UK, 26 August 2020 – Softbox, a leading global innovator and provider of temperature control packaging systems and thermal covers for the life science and logistics industries, has helped protect temperature-sensitive shipments of essential medicines to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in partnership with the charity Read more…
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AFKLMP creates COVID-19 vaccine shipment taskforce
AFKLMP logistics are creating a taskforce to address the shipment issues associated with distributing billions of COVID-19 vaccine doses. As we discussed in a previous article, there will be many challenges ahead for the cold chain and pharmaceutical logistics industry once a COVID-19 vaccine becomes available. Air France KLM Martinair Read more…
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What is a Digital Signature?
Digital Signatures and the Pharmaceutical Industry What are digital signatures? A Digital Signature is akin to an electronic fingerprint. It is used to securely affix a unique signature to a document that is associated with the signer. Digital signatures use a standard format known as a Public Key Infrastructure (PKI). Read more…
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Freeze Sensitive Vaccines – Protection and Monitoring
Freeze sensitive vaccines, what can be done to protect and monitor them from freezing conditions during storage and transportation? There are many vaccines that are sensitive to temperature changes, and it is commonly known they should be kept refrigerated between 2°C to 8°C. (35°F to 46°F) However, sometimes in an Read more…
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Cold Chain Logistics and Asia Biopharma Boom
Asian biopharma boom is accelerating the growth of the cold chain logistics industry. As many countries in Asia develop economically, it also brings with it a maturation of their healthcare system. The latest medicines from the Biopharma Industry are highly temperature-sensitive. The demand for these medicines is soaring as incomes Read more…
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Pharmaceutical Freight Hub Certification
Pharmaceutical freight hub certification. How to obtain certification from IATA as capable of handling temperature sensitive pharmaceuticals. Air Cargo has faced a decline in trust from the pharmaceutical industry. Up to 25% of pharmaceuticals reach their destination with degraded potency due to temperature excursions during transport 30% of all scrapped Read more…
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