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Chemonics Study Leads Results in Temperature-Sensitive Drug Distribution in LMICs

Drug production for LMICs requires low-cost quality manufacturing partners.

Niya Bowers used two examples of data collection sets to illustrate what the study results have shown on temperature control.
Niya Bowers used two examples of data collection sets to illustrate what the study results have shown on temperature control.

Due to the limited information for non-cold chain products in certain shipping lanes, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is running a study on temperature-sensitive drug distribution in LMICs (low- and middle-income countries).

Speaking at the virtual PDA/FDA 2020 PDA/FDA Joint Regulatory Conference, Niya Bowers, the senior program officer for the Foundation, presented the study on the global health supply chain which focused on the typical excursion range for global health room temperature products in zone 4b and global health (GH) shipping lanes.

The foundation has partnered with Chemonics–a management systems supplier–who designed the study and gathers and reports data through the use of sensors placed on the shipments–monitoring changes in temperature, humidity, pressure, vibration, and shocks. Data is gathered from the manufacturer’s warehouse all the way to the healthcare post in the destination country. This includes data for transportation by boat, plane, and truck, as well as in central and regional warehouses, pharmacies, and healthcare clinics. Data is also being collected for twelve-month periods in those locations to cover seasonal changes.


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