When it comes to delivery, people don’t care much about the planes, trains, and ships involved in the process. What they do mind is how immediate a product reaches their hands. Whether that’s from an online store or at the shelf in a physical store — they only evaluate the Read more…
Importance of Vaccine Vial Monitors Vaccine Vial Monitors (VVM) are almost as important as the vaccine itself. Vaccines are highly sensitive to heat. They lose potency once exposed to adverse temperatures during transport and storage. Too much heat or cold corrupts the composition of the life-saving vaccines and renders them useless. Read more…
The risk of freezing adds a burden to the already complicated cold chain. The cold chain requires that all vaccines be refrigerated, from manufacturing to administration, because heat is damaging to drug potency. Prolonged heat exposure is not the only problem that hinders a successful cold chain. Freezing also can Read more…
Vaccine storage and efficient handling – from the time the vaccine is manufactured until it is administered – is a key component of the immunization programs. Although the specific recommendations for vaccine storage and handling procedures can vary among the Canadian public health offices and immunization programs, there are generic Read more…
For vaccines to be effective and good quality, monitoring temperature should be a top priority. Temperature plays a vital role in the vaccine’s effectiveness. A hot environment accelerates potency loss while freezing clumps chemicals making the vaccine less effective. Just the right temperature for the right kind of vaccine is Read more…
In assessing Thailand’s supply chain logistics for vaccines, we need to understand the external and internal influences that shaped its standards, policy and strategy. The cold chain plays a critical role in Thailand’s economic growth since it affects other industries that are reliant on its efficiency. The pharmaceutical cold chain Read more…
Vaccines owe their efficacy to a lot of factors. Its potency is heavily influenced by dynamic external factors that plague it from its conception to distribution. Awareness of these sensitivities is vital because once the potency is lost, it cannot be regained. Hence, it is necessary for the organizations within Read more…
The drive for an improved and efficient delivery system for vital vaccines Vaccines are a vital life-saving tool that can halt the spread of deadly diseases. But their efficacy is heavily reliant on the supply chains that deliver them to the masses at the critical time, place, and temperature. Decrepit Read more…
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 effort to maintain low temperatures, accidental freezing can occur. This can be equally, if not more damaging in some Read more…
The Pharmaceutical Cold Chain – Medicine for the masses When it comes to temperature-controlled vaccines and drugs, getting the right medication to the relevant person isn’t straight forward. In 2014 it was estimated around 15% of temperature-sensitive pharmaceuticals were wasted. In 2019 an IQVIA Institute study found that the pharmaceutical Read more…
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