HOW MEDICAL LOGISTICS CAN IMPROVE PATIENT CARE

For all companies in the pharmaceutical industry, patient care is at the heart of everything they do. Whether it’s the large pharmaceutical companies who develop the medicines that improve lives worldwide, or the manufacturers who produce them in abundant quantities to fight illnesses. But how can medical logistics have a direct impact on patient care? Here is our guide to improving patient care via medical logistics.

What is medical logistics?

Medical logistics, or healthcare logistics, are vitally important for the world’s healthcare infrastructure. It involves transporting medicines and treatments to medical facilities in an efficient manner, coordinating transport and assuring that regulatory requirements are met.

As patient health is reliant on medicine deliveries, a medical logistics courier must plan effectively. This helps to mitigate and overcome any problems that may arise.

Unexpected demand for medicines due to epidemics or pandemics, like COVID-19, can place strain on pharmaceutical logistics infrastructure. This means any medical courier service must maintain both agility and robust operations.

Quality communication is key

This agility requires clear communication between logistics companies and medical companies. Medical companies will need to properly explain their requirements. This includes deadlines and any special conditions a cargo may require, such as a cold chain or urgent delivery. Logistics companies are required to properly communicate their approach to reassure medical companies that their needs will be met, and to highlight any risk factors and how they will be mitigated.

Geographical expertise

Pharmaceutical companies are focussed on what they do best: developing medicines. So, when it comes time to perform clinical trials and test their products, they need outside expertise from a medical logistics company to help them transport their medicines.

There’s also the need for knowledge of each environment in which a clinical trial will take place, both from a regulatory perspective for when preparing for things like customs checks, and from a logistical perspective to ensure the timely delivery of products and proper management of supply chains. Improving efficiency is a key way of, in turn, improving patient care.

Corex Logistics has expertise in medical logistics and geographical knowledge of Eastern Europe and central Asian medical markets. Contact us to find out more about our range of pharmaceutical logistics services.