Pharma Logistics Glossary: Clinical trial supply

A Clinical Supply Chain is the chain from raw materials right through to world-wide distribution to customers (the patient). The core of any good clinical supply chain system is a supply management system that addresses all of the nuances of clinical supplies. There are many processes of a clinical supply chain which can be accomplished internally. The key business units engaged with clinical supplies activities include: manufacturing, packaging, pharmacy, quality, regulatory, clinical and analytics.