Domestic refrigerators rarely keep medicines at the recommended temperature, compromising the “last mile” and affecting product integrity, said Erik Van Asselt, PhD., in his opening remarks at 2015 PDA Europe Pharmaceutical Cold & Supply Chain Logistics conference in Amsterdam.
In the very near future people will use a smart cooler that can be plugged in at home, work unplugged for up to 10 hours, and even plugged into your car. Such devices will not only keep meds to a strict 2°C to 8°C, they will offer 24/7 alarm monitoring and central data collection, offering patients safe medicines and mobility with a validated active and passive temperature control system.
