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Q&A Part II: Packaging Critical for World Courier’s Global Healthcare Shipments

Detailing the role of global regulations and personalized therapies in the company’s logistics strategy.

About 90% of World Courier’s business focus is concentrated in the healthcare/life sciences sector.
About 90% of World Courier’s business focus is concentrated in the healthcare/life sciences sector.

Part I of this story outlined World Courier’s global logistics and supply chain strategies, based on an exclusive interview with Volker Kirchner, Director of Temperature Control Solutions at World Courier, and Michael Fleischer, Global Director Quality, Transport Division at World Courier, Germany.

HCP: World Courier noted that US Pharmacopeia 1079 and European guidelines were two of the most influential guides it uses. What are the significance of these and what other standards/guidelines does the company believe are most critical?

Fleischer: Stakeholders across the supply chain seek partners that can deliver Good Distribution Practice (GDP)-compliant transport, storage and distribution solutions worldwide.

We comply fully with GxP standards—from transport and storage processes to our depots. We are the first logistics company to attain global GDP certification against three major GDP standards with international implications and the only provider to hold a GDP certification with such wide and global scope.

GDP guidelines regulate the distribution of medicinal products from the manufacturer to the patient. The certificate underscores our commitment to and compliance with quality management standards and international requirements throughout the supply chain. We received the certification following a six-month evaluation process, during which a team of auditors from DQS—a leading certification body for management systems worldwide—analyzed our transportation, handling and storage processes, and tested them against guidelines outlined by the European Union (EU GDP Guidelines), U.S. Pharmacopeia (USP 1079) and the World Health Organization (WHO GDP).

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