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“New Rx for Pharmaceutical Data,” Baseline

“The Role of Temperature in the Life of a Pharmaceutical Preparation,” USP

Storage

“Ineffective Vaccines,” NBC News, Boston
Children are vaccinated against dangerous diseases, but NBC’s exclusive investigation finds they may not be immune. How could this happen? And how many kids are at risk? Hank Phillippi Ryan investigates vaccines and the cold chain.

“Health Care Practitioner Concerns About Drug Storage and Handling,” USP

“Is This a True Concern?” USP

“Storage Definitions,” USP

Shipping Studies

“Design and Testing of Thermal Protection Packaging,”
Pharmaceutical & Medical Packaging News (PMPN)

“Shipping Temperature-Sensitive Products,”
Pharmaceutical & Medical Packaging News (PMPN)

"Transit Packaging and Temperature Controlled Packaging Issues" (PDF Document)
Business Brief: pharmagenerics

In-Transit Monitoring

“Cold Chain Supply Chain for Product Quality Retention,”
The Portal of Industrial Products Finder

“The Cold Chain: Keeping it cool is critical,”
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
(about cold chain concerns for developing countries)

"Temperature Controlled Distribution in the Healthcare Industry - A Field of Growing Importance"
Business Brief: pharmagenerics

“Managing Your Chill Chain: The Undiscovered Country,”
Meat & Poultry

Global Regulations: United Kingdom

“Compliance Issues in the Medicinal Products Supply Chain – From Manufacturer to Pharmacy,”
Medicines Control Agency (MCA)
(includes information storage and transportation temperatures)

“Recommendations on the control and monitoring of storage and transportation temperatures of medicinal products,” The Pharmaceutical Journal, Vol. 267, pp. 128-131 (Download PDF)

“Good manufacturing practice and good distribution practice: an analysis of regulatory inspection findings for 1998/99,” The Pharmaceutical Journal, Vol. 265, No. 7121, pp. 686-689

Cold Chain Distribution Studies

Australian Food Distribution
“Cold Chain Logistics Mapping and Re-engineering Project,”
Patten’s Strategists (Download PDF)

Vaccine Coordination
“Temperature sensitivity of vaccines has driven the development of two immunization programs...”
Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Anthrax Vaccine Distribution
“A Study of the Temperature and Humidity Variations in the Shipment and Distribution of Anthrax Vaccines,” USP

International Shipping
“Temperature and Humidity Conditions During Shipment in International Commerce,” USP

Mail-Order Medicines Study
“Independent Study of Mail Distribution Temperatures and Humidity,” USP


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