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How to write a cold chain procedure
26 April 2022
How to write a cold chain procedure

A procedure template that defines normal shipment steps and excursions with fields for roles, evidence, hold status and final disposition.

Measurement and traceability
Room-temperature medicines: 15-25 °C is a band too
25 April 2022
Room-temperature medicines: 15-25 °C is a band too

Room temperature for a medicine means showing by record that it stayed in the 15-25 °C band. Mapping and a well-placed logger find the spot where the band is breached.

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What to compare in a refrigerated vehicle rental quote
24 April 2022
What to compare in a refrigerated vehicle rental quote

Do not compare daily rates alone: put drive, fuel, service, mileage, tax, replacement, data access and handover in one quote table.

Cost and investment
How to size a refrigeration unit for a vehicle
23 April 2022
How to size a refrigeration unit for a vehicle

Do not size a unit by body volume alone. Match insulation, load, ambient conditions and door use to model capacity data.

Fleet and refrigeration units
Where does cold-chain transfer risk build up?
22 April 2022
Where does cold-chain transfer risk build up?

Link depot exit, dock, vehicle and handover in one shipment record. Make waiting and monitoring gaps visible.

Transport and routing
Temperature in infusion solutions
21 April 2022
Temperature in infusion solutions

Infusion solutions are not fridge products, but they have a limit in both directions: product information, the USP table and the volume of ice show what to record, and at which temperature.

Pharmaceutical cold chain
What to record in a store cold-chain check
20 April 2022
What to record in a store cold-chain check

Check delivery, display, back-room and deviation records in one short walk, then assign each finding an owner and date.

Retail operations
Refrigerated, insulated and chilled vehicles compared
19 April 2022
Refrigerated, insulated and chilled vehicles compared

A soğutuculu araç is an insulated body with a refrigeration unit added; an isothermal vehicle has insulation only. ATP defines them as separate categories.

Fleet and refrigeration units
At what temperature does the cold chain break? Thresholds by product group
18 April 2022
At what temperature does the cold chain break? Thresholds by product group

There is no single breaking temperature: minced meat travels at 2 °C, poultry at 4 °C, frozen food at -18 °C, and the time spent above the limit counts as well.

Food quality and shelf life
Transporting and storing insulin
17 April 2022
Transporting and storing insulin

Unopened insulin stays in the fridge at 2-8 °C and is never frozen. The period and temperature for a pen in use come from the product information.

Pharmaceutical cold chain
Regional depot or more delivery trips?
16 April 2022
Regional depot or more delivery trips?

Before opening a depot, compare current routes, transfer and local delivery costs at the same demand and service level.

Warehouse and dispatch
How to tell whether a vaccine has frozen
15 April 2022
How to tell whether a vaccine has frozen

A thawed vial looks the same from the outside. The freeze indicator, the vial monitor and the shake test measure different things, and it helps to know what each one says.

Pharmaceutical cold chain
Food loss and the cold chain: where does loss occur?
14 April 2022
Food loss and the cold chain: where does loss occur?

Find cold-chain loss by measuring product flow at each stage. Record physical deterioration separately from write-offs for commercial or operational reasons.

Sustainability and carbon
What a refrigerated body is made of
13 April 2022
What a refrigerated body is made of

A frigorifik kasa is a sandwich body with insulation between two skins; its parts, ATP insulation classes and what to check before buying.

Vehicle bodywork hardware
How do you carry fresh and frozen food on the same vehicle?
12 April 2022
How do you carry fresh and frozen food on the same vehicle?

The classic solution has two ends: two separate vehicles, or running the whole body at the coldest setting. Move the regime down to the container and one vehicle is enough.

Transport and routing
How many hours before a cold chain medicine spoils?
11 April 2022
How many hours before a cold chain medicine spoils?

The time is product-specific and stated in the product information: 14 days up to 25 °C for Humira, 4 weeks for Enbrel, 4 weeks below 30 °C in use for NovoRapid. For a transport excursion the decision rests on the record and the authorisation holder's data.

Pharmaceutical cold chain