Clinical Supply Management Resources

  1. Q&A: Comparator And Co-Therapy Drug Sourcing For Clinical Studies 6/28/2021

    Rachel Curran, Head of Sourcing Services and Special Accounts, discusses the requirements, challenges, and solutions to comparator and co-therapy drug sourcing for clinical trials.

  2. GxP Inventory Enhances Supply Chain For Global Specialty Biotech Firm 8/15/2023

    Discover how the simplification and digitization of clinical supply chain operations enhanced transparency, lowered risks and expenses, and optimized efficiency.

  3. Hidden Benefits Of Clinical Forecasting & Supply Planning Solutions 9/18/2024

    Streamline clinical supply chain management with SmartSignals Supplies, reducing errors and inefficiencies from spreadsheet-based forecasting.

  4. How Clinical Trial Complexity Impacts End Users 11/11/2022

    This article examines clinical trial complexity through the lens of study investigators, site staff, CRAs, sponsor study and supply managers, and how the RTSM/ IRT provides the ability to be as creative as needed.

  5. Building A Flexible, Challenge Resistant, Patient-Centric Clinical Supply Chain

    Flexible solutions, like demand-led supply and direct-to-patient distribution, are helping sponsors address the growing list of challenges presented by today’s increasingly complex studies.

  6. Level Up Your Supply Chain Initiatives 10/10/2023

    Shipping and storing advanced therapeutics are complex processes, but advancements in accountability, wearables, and technology capture real-time factors critical to safety and protocol.

  7. 7 Key Considerations For Designing The Optimal IRT/RTSM 11/21/2024

    Sponsors can create IRT/RTSM systems that are not only efficient and reliable but also adaptable to the evolving needs of clinical research by focusing on these seven key considerations.

  8. Direct-To-Patient Supply: Industry Perception And Future Trends 5/5/2022

    To better understand sponsors’ perspectives on DTP distribution of clinical supplies, 234 individuals involved in clinical supply and operations were recently surveyed. Click to get the results!

  9. Bulletproof Supply Chain: Hope For The Best, Prepare For The Worst 8/3/2021

    How to incorporate flexibility in planning to overcome potential challenges, the value of having a contingency plan, and how a risk-based approach can determine where a contingency plan is needed.

  10. Master Protocol Studies: Technology Considerations For The 'Never Ending' Clinical Trial 1/6/2022

    Since the FDA is now encouraging creativity in trial designs, it is important for all stakeholders to adapt processes to follow the science and ultimately bring medicines to patients, faster. This white paper addresses the complexities that come with these trial designs, and how randomization and trial supply management (RTSM) solutions are critical to run flexible, robust, and quality-driven trials.