Pharmaceutical 3PL Selection and Timelines

Beyond basic logistics, outside service providers can handle back office services like accounting, warehousing, even literature and samples.

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Report from Day 2 at Healthcare Distributors Alliance 2019 Distribution Management Conference and Expo held in Palm Desert, CA, March 10-13.

Panelists included Matthew Letow, Amerisource Bergen—Integrated Commercialization Services; William McGrath, Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc.; Amy Winnen, Consultant, and Mark Meier, Pernix Theraputics.


For smaller manufacturers and emerging suppliers who lack the infrastructure, a strategic partnership with a 3PL can free up a lot of bandwidth for internal teams to focus elsewhere.

Even very large drug companies can use 3PLs for specialty products, new launches, cold chain products, etc.

Selecting a 3PL takes time and resources. You have to develop an RFP that covers every aspect of the services you are seeking. When you begin, you may not even have a full understanding of what you actually need from the 3PL.

You can ask for a redacted invoice so you can see the billing categories you may have not taken into consideration.

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