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Audit Ready and In Control: 3 Ways to Simplify Your Blood Bank Operations
For blood banks and pathology labs, the mission is clear: to protect the lifesaving supplies that patients depend on. Your team is dedicated to this goal, but the operational demands of ensuring constant audit readiness and preventing alarm fatigue can feel overwhelming, especially when a single unit of blood in a country such as Australia can…
Read MoreWhat Environmental Monitoring Features are Non-Negotiable for Pharmaceutical Manufacturers
6 Must-Have Environmental Monitoring Features for Pharma Manufacturers For pharmaceutical manufacturers, environmental monitoring systems are a key part of any quality management system, essential for pharmaceutical storage control, and serve as your first line of defense in an audit. While many systems can log data, only a select few are truly built to help you…
Read MoreThe integrity of all laboratory work and cleanroom operations relies on a secure and verifiably stable chain of custody.
To meet modern requirements, such as Good Laboratory Practice and Good Clinical Practice regulations, labs and cleanrooms need a robust traceability system that creates an auditable link between an asset and its environmental history. Such a system actively safeguards materials, simplifies compliance, and provides deep insights to protect your research. Here are five keys to…
Read More5 Questions for Environmental Monitoring Maintenance
Handling preventative maintenance for your cloud-based environmental monitoring system can feel like a daunting task, but with modern platforms like OCEAViewTM, it’s simpler than you think. This blog outlines five key questions to ask to ensure you’re being proactive about your environmental monitoring system maintenance. 1. When Should We Review Our Alarm Template Associations? A…
Read MoreElevating Medication Storage Compliance in Hospital Pharmacies
Keeping Medications Safe: A Roadmap to Storage Compliance and Control Every pharmacy director understands the critical importance of medication storage. However, the roadmap for proper and efficient medication storage conditions isn’t always clear-cut. What Typical Storage Challenges Do Pharmacy Directors Face? Even with established standards and protocols, pharmacies can face challenges with their approach to…
Read MoreMaintaining Cell Therapy Lab Compliance
5 Keys to Compliance Your Cell Therapy Lab Can’t Ignore When a single dose of CAR-T cell therapy can cost more than half a million dollars, the loss of even one batch can devastate a hospital’s bottom line. Unlike chemically-based medications, which can lose potency as a consequence of a temperature excursion, slight temperature fluctuations…
Read More8 Steps to Compliant Temperature & Humidity Mapping for Pharmaceutical Warehouses
Temperature mapping is essential for proper pharmaceutical storage control, but the real test is proving your methods are consistent and verifiable across the board. When every facility uses a slightly different protocol, you’re left with a patchwork of data that can be the troubling regulatory compliance gaps that a sharp-eyed auditor will question first. WHO…
Read MorePharmaceutical Logistics and WHO Annex 9 Compliance: What You Need to Know
The safe transportation of temperature-sensitive pharmaceuticals is critical in maintaining product integrity and ensuring patient safety. WHO Annex 9 provides essential guidelines for temperature-controlled transport, emphasizing best practices for handling, storing, and distributing pharmaceuticals under GxP Pharma standards. Importance of Temperature-Controlled Transport Pharmaceuticals, especially vaccines, biologics, and certain medications, require strict transit temperature and humidity…
Read MoreAnswers to Common Temperature Sensor Questions
Maintaining the correct temperature is critical for protecting sensitive materials and ensuring quality standards. For industries like hospitals, pharmaceuticals, food storage, and manufacturing, temperature sensors provide crucial real-time data and alerts, helping teams keep environments within strict, required limits. Many people have questions about temperature sensor usage, and Dickson experts are here to provide answers.…
Read MoreDickson APAC at CPHI & LabAsia 2025
This July, Dickson APAC is proud to announce its participation in two major regional events: CPHI APAC 2025, from July 14 to 16 at MITEC Kuala Lumpur (Booth B155), and LabAsia 2025, from July 16 to 18 at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (Booth E37). These events mark a unique opportunity for industry stakeholders to…
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