Pharmaceutical/Biotech

U.S. Moves to Widen Use of Pfizer Covid Pill as Supply Grows

April 27, 2022

The Biden administration will allow all pharmacies to order Pfizer Inc.’s COVID-19 therapy pill, as it looks to boost access to the promising drug as the supply increases.

World Moves From Shortages to Possible Glut of COVID-19 Vaccines

March 30, 2022

Bloomberg

After racing to build capacity and meet once seemingly insatiable orders for COVID-19 shots, the global vaccine industry is facing waning demand as many late-to-market producers fight over a slowing market.

Johnson & Johnson Halts Supply of Personal-Care Products in Russia

March 30, 2022

Bloomberg

Johnson & Johnson suspended the supply of its personal-care products in Russia due to the “increasing scale of the humanitarian crisis” caused by the war in Ukraine.

Five Critical Challenges Facing Pharma Supply Chains

March 30, 2022

Real-Time In-Transit Visibility: Implications for the Pharma Cold Chain

March 30, 2022

Podcast | Is Mexico Violating the USMCA on Biotech Imports?

March 11, 2022

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Trade in agricultural products between the U.S. and Mexico is massive: the U.S. ships nearly $20 billion in farm exports to Mexico each year. But that relationship could be in jeopardy.

Russia Bans Export of 200 Products After Suffering Sanctions Hit

March 10, 2022

Bloomberg

Russia announced an export ban for more than 200 products after the economy was hit by sanctions over the invasion of Ukraine. It stopped short of curbing sales of energy and raw materials, the country’s biggest contribution to global trade.

When Globalization Meets Just-in-Time in the Medical Supply Chain

February 16, 2022

Helen Atkinson, Senior Editor

Michael Einhorn, chief executive of Dealmed, has been troubled for a good long while about the strategies commonly deployed when it comes to the supply chain for medical supplies.

IRT’s Critical Role in the Clinical Supply Chain

February 8, 2022

Andy Prinz, SCB Contributor and Jack Johnson, SCB Contributor

Interactive response technology (IRT), also referred to as randomization and trial supply management (RTSM), plays a central role in managing the drug supply during a randomized clinical trial.

Getting the COVID-19 Vaccines to Developing Countries

January 24, 2022

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

As of mid-December, 61.4% of Americans were fully vaccinated against COVID-19 — a rate that disease experts say is inadequate to eradicate the virus. But it’s far better than the shockingly low numbers of some developing countries, where vaccination rates are still in the single digits.

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