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Clinical Trial Supplies - The Essential Link

Strategically positioned within the bio/pharma development pipeline, at the very centre of the clinical trials process, resides a 'hardware' component: the test article or clinical trial material (CTM).

The outcome of field tests for this essential link in the chain is crucial to future success of investment in R&D. Given the strategic importance of procuring CTM, it's not surprising that the complex clinical trial supplies (CTS) business absorbs a hefty chunk of a sponsor's development budget. Trials can no longer be set up in-house using homemade trial packs, labelled by hand and randomly assigned to patients with little or no control. Today's CTS business is a slick, highly sophisticated operation which is considered a microcosm of the wider pharmaceutical industry. This article will review aspects of the modern CTS business.


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By Dr Patricia Lobo, Editor of PMPS and Senior Consultant in CTS and Manufacturing at Technomark Consulting Services Ltd
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