Cold Chain Shipping-Protecting Temperature Sensitive Products by Diane McLean.pdfVIP

Cold Chain Shipping: Cold Chain Shipping: Protecting Temperature Protecting Temperature Sensitive Products Sensitive Products Diane McLean Pfizer Global Manufacturing January 8, 2009 January 8, 2009 1 1 Cold Chain Shipping: Protecting Cold Chain Shipping: Protecting Temperature Sensitive Products Temperature Sensitive Products What is “Cold Chain”? What is “Cold Chain”? The term “cold chain” or “cold chain The term “cold chain” or “cold chain management” refers to controlled management” refers to controlled temperature transportation of temperature transportation of pharmaceutical products, biologicals, and pharmaceutical products, biologicals, and active ingredients. It also applies to active ingredients. It also applies to diagnostics, research and investigational diagnostics, research and investigational materials that require temperature control. materials that require temperature control. 2 2 Cold Chain Shipping: Protecting Cold Chain Shipping: Protecting Temperature Sensitive Products Temperature Sensitive Products Cold Chain and Cold Chain Management (CCM) Cold Chain and Cold Chain Management (CCM) are often used interchangeably are often used interchangeably Cold chain also refers to refrigerated and frozen Cold chain also refers to refrigerated and frozen products; i.e. “