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PHARMA INDUSTRY CALLS

FOR DIFFERENT DEGREE OF

ATTENTION FROM LOGISTICS

Pharma shippers are pointing towards a very different and new pharmaceutical industry that will
emerge soon. Such a change will demand a complete transformation both in logistics as well as
in regulatory compliance. Is the logistics industry ready? That is the question raised at this year’s
Global Pharma Logistics Summit held in Mumbai. Libin Chacko Kurian finds some answers from
industry experts who spoke in different panels at the event.

he pharmaceutical September 12, 2023, and was supported Logistics regulatory compliance became
industry, as we see it today, by Etihad Cargo, Mumbai International an important topic of discussion across
is going to transform Airport (Adani Airports), Cargo Service the business sessions during the event
“Twith the introduction of Center, TPC Packaging, Frankfurt Airport, and particularly after the presentation by
personalised medicines, highly complex Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals (Hactl) Rishi Agrawal, co-founder and CEO of
injectables, biologics and biosimilars and Association of Healthcare Providers - TeamLease Regtech. “Avoid drifting away
which need a different degree of attention AHPI (India). to the wrong side of the law,” he cautioned
as we manufacture and move goods till “The transportation of pharmaceuticals the attendees.
they reach the patient.” right after the manufacturing site to Pratyush Kumar, senior general
This is how Vickram Srivastava, head warehouses and even for exports is still manager, demand planning & logistics
of planning - global supply chain, Sun very fragile in India,” according to Dimple excellence, Glenmark Pharmaceuticals,
Pharma, summarised the pharma supply Parikh, head inbound logistics, Lupin. took an example of his conversation with
chain of the future. It also encapsulates While talking about the the quality control regulators in Europe
the discussions at the recently concluded pharmaceuticals getting exported and noted that wherever European
annual one-day conference Global Pharma from India, Parikh noted, “The United regulatory authorities are doing an audit
Logistics Summit 2023, where he spoke. States, Europe and Japan are the most the focus on Good Distribution Practices
The sixth edition of the pharmaceutical important export markets from Indian (GDP) has become equally important if
shipper-focused conference and pharmaceuticals and these are some of the not more, than the Good Manufacturing
networking event was held in Mumbai on most regulated markets in the world.” Practices (GMP).

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