Finding a Carrier You can Trust for Pharmaceutical Deliveries

Every Cincinnati courier service is not capable of handling pharma deliveries. Your cut-rate best friend’s uncle’s neighbor who just got into the business is not a good choice. You want a delivery service with a rock-solid reputation for ensuring the safety, efficacy and integrity of the drugs being transported.

There are a number of concerns when shipping pharmaceuticals, including the following:

• Temperature control
• Regulatory compliance
• Security
• Supply chain visibility
• Packaging
• Risk of counterfeiting
• Documentation and customs clearance
• Quality control

Addressing these issues requires collaboration between pharma companies, logistics providers, regulatory agencies and other stakeholders to establish robust supply chain processes and standards.

In other words, Cincinnati delivery services must make a specialty of drug transport in order to do it properly.

Here at Redkey, a wide range of pharma clients count on us to deliver their drugs on time, while meeting all the requirements of their industry.

Making sure a local delivery service company has what it takes

Before any pharmaceutical manufacturer starts using a delivery company in Cincinnati, they take great care to make sure it can address their needs completely.

This is good: it keeps us on our toes and protects our valued customers.

Here are some of the ways Redkey pharmaceutical customers check to make sure couriers have the skills, experience and policies to do the job right:

1. They verify that we comply with relevant regulations and industry standards for pharmaceutical transportation, such as Good Distribution Practice (GDP) guidelines. They check our certifications and licenses, which we are careful to keep up to date.

2. They look at our pharma logistics record. They ask if we have handled similar types of products to the ones they need delivered, and check out our reputation in the industry. They ask for references and look at Redkey reviews from their peers and industry partners.

When it comes to delivery of prescription drugs, you cannot be too careful!

3. These potential customers also assess our quality management systems, including our temperature control, security and risk management processes. We have grown our pharma clientele by implementing robust quality assurance and quality control measures.

4. If their products are temperature sensitive, temperature control is of paramount importance. We have the equipment, technology and expertise to maintain the temperature range our pharma customers require.

5. Prospective pharma delivery customers always inquire about Redkey’s security protocols and measures to prevent theft, tampering or diversion of pharmaceutical shipments. We use GPS tracking, tamper-evident seals and secure facilities for storing pharmaceuticals waiting to be shipped.

6. Insurance is also key. We are covered for damage, loss and liability. Pharma companies considering Redkey have been known to read the terms and conditions of our insurance policies to make sure they meet the company’s requirements.

7. Pharma customers insist on real-time visibility into the status and location of their shipments. We offer advanced tracking and monitoring to enable proactive risk management and decision-making.

8. Customer support matters to all our customers, but particularly to our pharma partners because of the sensitivity of their cargo. They know we are proactive, responsive and transparent when it comes to their shipment statuses, issues and resolutions.

9. Lastly, compliance with security standards and regulations, like the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) requirements for air cargo, is a critical concern for pharmaceutical companies. They understandably want to make sure our security measures are appropriate to protect their products from security threats.

Because the transport of drugs is so regulated, it makes sense to take time to be sure the company you are considering knows what they are doing. Redkey Express has decades of experience delivering pharmaceuticals on time without a major incident.