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Pooling: An Untapped Clinical Supply Chain Strategy Over the past two decades the Clinical Supply Chain discipline within the pharmaceutical industry has sought a variety of strategies that help ensure the right medicine gets to the right patient at the right time more effectively and efficiently. One of the first transformative strategies to be developed was drug pooling. Today however, this strategy is still not used pervasively throughout the industry. This article will address the reasons why supplies pooling can be effective and efficient and the barriers to its widespread adoption.
Catherine Hall VP of Data and Quality Endpoint Clinical
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ISSUE 02 - 2023
ne of the most challenging responsibilities a Clinical Supply Chain Manager has is to determine a reliable supply forecast that stands up to the complexities of the clinical trial design and the various scenarios that can occur during trial conduct.