Logistics/Transportation Service Providers
Pharmaceutical and life sciences products are sensitive to external factors such as light, temperature and humidity as they are moved along a supply chain.
As such it is essential that the storage, transportation and handling of these products are done in such a way as to maintain their safety and efficacy. Logistics/Transportation service providers play a crucial role in ensuring that the product is protected and it arrives at the end-user safely and securely without compromise.
"Good Distribution Practice (GDP) is that part of quality assurance which ensures that [medicinal] products are consistently stored, transported and handled under suitable condition as required by the marketing authorisation (MA) or product specification and that traceability is ensured."
– Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA)