Cold chain: difference between revisions
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| 134 | '''Domestic storage.''' Studies of domestic refrigerators used to store insulin and vaccines have repeatedly found substantial fractions operating outside 2–8 °C, with excursions in both directions and with door shelves warmer and rear walls colder than the compartment average.{{r|hanson2017}} | 134 | '''Domestic storage.''' Studies of domestic refrigerators used to store insulin and vaccines have repeatedly found substantial fractions operating outside 2–8 °C, with excursions in both directions and with door shelves warmer and rear walls colder than the compartment average.{{r|hanson2017}} |
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| + | 136 | '''Documentation failure.''' A shipment may be correctly maintained and still be unusable in a regulated setting if the record is missing, unreadable or not attributable. Distribution guidance treats the record as part of the product's quality status, not as administrative overhead.{{r|eugdp2013}} | |
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| 136 | == Distribution outside regulated channels == | 138 | == Distribution outside regulated channels == |
| 137 | A substantial proportion of the material discussed on this wiki moves outside pharmaceutical distribution, and the cold-chain concept applies to it only partially. The differences are structural rather than incidental. | 139 | A substantial proportion of the material discussed on this wiki moves outside pharmaceutical distribution, and the cold-chain concept applies to it only partially. The differences are structural rather than incidental. |