Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Supply Chain Management Services

Successful supply chain management is a priority for pharmaceutical companies. In order to provide high-quality products effectively and efficiently, companies need ensure their supply chain is fully operational and robust to market products around the world. Supply chain management starts from procuring raw materials, manufacturing of goods and ends with providing finished products to the customers. The primary goal of any supply chain management process is enhancing accessibility, quality, and affordability.

The pharmaceutical supply chain includes government agencies, hospitals, clinics, drug manufacturers, drug distributors, pharmacy chains, retailers, research organizations, and the FDA.

Companies that offer supply chain management services are often involved with all or some of these steps:

• The drug product is manufactured at the company site
• It is transferred to the wholesale distributors
• Stocked at pharmacies for retail or online purchase
• Subjected to price negotiations and processed through quality and utilization management screens by pharmacy benefit management companies
• Dispensed by pharmacies and ultimately taken by patients