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NEW PHARMA DEMANDS

DIFFERENT DEGREE OF ATTENTION

FROM LOGISTICS INDUSTRY

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warehouses and even for exports is still very
Pharma shippers are pointing towards a very different and new fragile in India,” according to Dimple Parikh,
pharmaceutical industry that will emerge soon. Such a change head inbound logistics, Lupin.
will demand a complete transformation both in logistics as well While talking about the
as in regulatory compliance. Is the logistics industry ready? That is pharmaceuticals getting
exported from India, Parikh
the question raised at this year’s Global Pharma Logistics Summit noted, “The United States,
held in Mumbai. Libin Chacko Kurian finds some answers from Europe and Japan are the
industry experts who spoke in different panels at the event. most important
export markets
from Indian
he pharmaceutical industry, conference Global Pharma Logistics Summit pharmaceuti-
as we see it today, is going to 2023, where he spoke. cals and these
transform with the introduc- The sixth edition of the pharmaceutical are some of
Ttion of personalised medi- shipper-focused conference and networking the most regu-
cines, highly complex injectables, biologics event was held in Mumbai on September 12, lated markets in
and biosimilars which need a different de- 2023, and was supported by Etihad Cargo, the world.”
gree of attention as we manufacture and Mumbai International Airport (Adani Air- Logistics
move goods till they reach the patient.” ports), Cargo Service Center, TPC Packaging, regulatory compli-
This is how Vickram Srivastava, head of Frankfurt Airport, Hong Kong Air Cargo Ter- ance became an PRESENTATION
planning - global supply chain, Sun Pharma, minals (Hactl) and Association of Healthcare important topic of
summarised the pharma supply chain of the Providers - AHPI (India). discussion across
future. It also encapsulates the discussions “The transportation of pharmaceuti- the business ses-
at the recently concluded annual one-day cals right after the manufacturing site to sions during the
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