Clinical trials are the lifeblood of the pharmaceutical industry. Without successful new drug development, brands would become commoditized as patents expire and low-cost generics enter the market.
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The CDC recommends that medications be kept within specific refrigerated and frozen temperature ranges to ensure safety and efficacy (Vaccine Storage and Handling Toolkit).
Drug manufacturers are well aware of these recommendations and take...
In our last post, we gave an overview of track and trace. This legislation is a critical step to improving the safety and efficacy of prescription drugs in the U.S. However, it alone may not be sufficient for all medications. In addition to trace...
Pharmaceutical track and trace legislation has arrived. Signed in 2013, Title II of the Drug Quality and Security Act outlines specific steps to build an electronic system to track and trace prescription drugs in the U.S.
Many U.S. state regulations for pharmacies recommend monitoring prescription refrigerators and freezers twice per day, manually. This entails, a pharmacist reading a thermometer inside a fridge or freezer and recording it on a paper log, at the...
Many pharmacies, medical offices, and health clinics manually monitor temperature twice per day using a paper log. If the temperature at the time of the reading is within the desired range, 36°F - 46°F (2°C - 8°C) for refrigerators, -50°C - -15°C...