Clinical Supply Logistic Articles

1. Rare Disease Trials: Execution Risks No One Warns You About 10/6/2026

   Rare disease trials demand a different approach to site selection, forecasting, supply, and patient logistics because every patient counts. Explore what can go wrong.

2. When Drug Supply Has A Half-Life: Radiopharmaceutical Logistics 10/1/2026

   Radiopharmaceuticals turn time into a supply-chain constraint. Short half-lives, patient scheduling, scarce radionuclides and regulatory differences reshape trial logistics.

3. The Patient Is In The Room. Who Is Dispensing The IP? 10/1/2026

   Receiving IP is only the beginning. Explore how the first patient visit can expose gaps in dispensing, delegation, IRT, documentation, and site readiness.

4. One IP Receipt Problem Is An Exception. Four Is A Process. 9/30/2026

   Repeated IP receipt problems can reveal a site readiness gap. Learn how recurring CRA intervention can expose fragile processes that need to work without rescue.

5. Root Causes, Part 4: Why Clinical Supply Teams Are Always Firefighting 9/29/2026

   This fourth installment of our Root Causes video series examines why even the most well-planned clinical trials often push supply and operations into firefighting mode.

6. Your IP Shipment Arrives At 07:00. Who Opens The Box? 9/29/2026

   A shipment can arrive on time and within temperature while a site is still unready. See how small handoff gaps can disrupt IP receipt, storage, and accountability.

7. Before The Excursion: The Governance Decisions That Should Already Be Made 9/24/2026

   Temperature excursions are inevitable. The real risk is the time lost deciding what to do. See how preplanned governance can turn long quarantines into routine events.

8. Last-Mile Lessons For Depot-To-Site Delivery 9/7/2026

   Depot-to-site delivery is more than a courier handoff. See how reconciliation gaps, temperature risks, and mismatched SLAs can turn last-mile issues into trial delays.

9. Expanded Expertise, Deeper Insight: Clinical Supply Leader Welcomes Two New Advisors 9/4/2026

   Clinical Supply Leader expands its Editorial Advisory Board expertise with the addition of Éamonn McArdle (Allergy Therapeutics) and Juan Hernandez (Bensen Solutions).

10. The Hidden Cost Of The "Cheap" Comparator Drug: Why The Lowest Price Can Become The Most Expensive Choice In Clinical Trials 9/4/2026

    The cheapest comparator can become the costliest choice. See how shelf life, logistics, quality, wastage and supply continuity can turn apparent savings into trial risk.