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Russia's pharmaceutical industry is poised for growth. Driven by increased state investment and expansion in the parapharmaceuticals sector, the country's market is set for a compound annual growth rate of around 13 percent between 2011 and 2013, according to RNCOS figures. What this growth brings with it is a need for improved infrastructure, not least in the field of cool chains....Full Article »

The pharmaceutical industry's 'cold chain' , the controlled route along which temperature-sensitive products are distributed, plays a critical role in ensuring the shelf life and integrity of medicines and biologics. Most supply chains of this kind are optimised somewhere between 2 and 8 degrees C, but the actual tolerances depend on the specific goods being transported. An...Full Article »

Distributing ambient products has always presented a challenge, but no more so than in the current changing global landscape of the pharmaceutical industry. The very emerging markets and fields which are offering opportunities for the industry, are presenting challenges for those involved with distributing the finished products. Distribution volumes are changing in line with...Full Article »

Cold chains are growing in importance across the pharmaceutical industry as the number of products requiring temperature controlled shipments increases.  With the Middle East hoping to grab an increasingly large slice of the market, as well as cope with the healthcare challenges being presented by its own population, it will have to look to develop its capabilities in this area...Full Article »

Nominated by peers, the following is a list of Pharma IQ 's top tweeters in the field of Social media in pharma: Follow angel189  Angel Gonzalez Healthcare Advertising, Social Media Marketing, Branding, Managing Change, Entrepreneur, Blogger, Husband & Father of Four Follow Berci  Bertalan Meskó, MD Medical doctor, founder of Webicina.com, speaker, blogger, health 2.0...Full Article »

It can be a challenging task to identify and manage risks associated with the transportation of goods, especially pharmaceutical goods, which need stringent temperature controlled transportation. This cool chain management might pose a huge challenge as the pharmaceutical supply chain needs to be managed in accordance with the regulatory requirements of the European Union, among the member...Full Article »

GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer and AstraZeneca – just three of the pharmaceutical companies which have turned to social media in an effort to boost their public profile and eventually increase sales of their products. However, there are some inherent contradictions which exist between social media and pharmaceutical marketing. The former is a largely unregulated platform, while the later has a...Full Article »

As the world's focus shifts towards reducing carbon emissions, the pharmaceutical industry finds itself facing a dilemma in maintaining strict safety standards while improving its environmental credentials. One of the key areas where this must be met head on is in the energy intensive field of temperature controlled distribution, where a breach in the cold chain could severely reduce the...Full Article »

Asian countries are rapidly emerging as key destinations for the global pharmaceutical industry, therefore it seems only logical that services to support these functions are growing in demand. Cold chains are playing an increasingly important role as more biopharmaceuticals and drugs requiring temperature controlled distribution are developed. Further to this the need for comprehensive...Full Article »

If Russia is to truly capitalise on this interest from big players within the pharmaceutical industry it will need to invest in its infrastructure, including its cold chain – an asset which will become ever more important as biopharmaceuticals develop. Even within the domestic market, the country is so vast and varied a wide number of logistical challenges are presented.  According to...Full Article »

China's importance within the global pharmaceutical industry is growing. By the year 2013, China is expected to be the third largest pharmaceutical market in the world, as more and more pharma companies are attracted to a market where both clinical trial s and drug development are cheaper. This growth comes at a time when many of the top pharmaceutical products are expected to require cold...Full Article »