BOSTON, June 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- PAREXEL International Corporation , a leading global biopharmaceutical services organization, today announced that it is expanding its clinical logistics capabilities to help clients more effectively manage their global clinical trial supply requirements. PAREXEL’s Clinical Logistics Services provide centralized coordination of clinical study supplies, lab services, and ancillary supplies worldwide. Capabilities include a distribution and warehousing infrastructure to properly handle and transport clinical study supplies to locations worldwide, and sophisticated technology systems to track shipments and inventory levels. The global clinical logistics team, with in-depth expertise in import and export regulations, oversees and coordinates multinational logistics.
“One of the most frequently reported causes of study delays is the lack of available study drug caused by late or incomplete arrival of clinical supplies. These problems can result in costly delays and cause critical milestones to be missed,” said Mark A. Goldberg, M.D., President of Clinical Research Services and Perceptive Informatics, PAREXEL. “With growing study complexity and increasing globalization of clinical research, biopharmaceutical companies need to fully integrate clinical logistics into study design and execution. PAREXEL is responding to client needs by continuing to provide end-to-end management of clinical logistics, with a focus on reliable delivery of study-related supplies.”
“Specialized knowledge and significant resources are required to effectively manage global clinical logistics. In this regard, companies can avoid developing their own internal systems and having to manage multiple vendors by outsourcing clinical logistics to PAREXEL, taking advantage of our global team of experts and our distribution infrastructure to reduce costs, improve compliance, and increase efficiencies,” said Joe Avellone, M.D., Corporate Vice President, Operations, Clinical Research Services, PAREXEL.
PAREXEL’s Clinical Logistics Services are an integral part of PAREXEL’s Clinical Research Services. This integrated approach allows for logistical planning to be incorporated into the clinical study process from the beginning, so that the supply system meshes seamlessly with study requirements and timelines.
PAREXEL’s Clinical Logistics Services, which are compliant with regulatory guidelines, include:
-- Clinical trial supply management, which includes coordinating drug supply manufacturing, managing import/export requirements, labeling, warehousing, distribution, inventory control, and return and destruction of unused medication;
-- Lab services, which include organizing a centralized lab system, supplying forms and kits for patient visits, overseeing transportation logistics for lab samples, and managing lab data; and
-- Ancillary supply management, such as distributing testing and diagnostic equipment, maintaining lab supplies, and providing Case Report Forms (CRFs), investigator brochures, and other clinical site documents.
The Clinical Logistics Services are supported by enabling technology solutions, including Interactive Voice and Web Response Systems (IVRS/IWRS), and systems for product tracking, laboratory operations management, and warehouse management.
About PAREXEL International
PAREXEL International Corporation is a leading global bio/pharmaceutical services organization, providing a broad range of knowledge-based contract research, medical communications and consulting services to the worldwide pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries. Committed to providing solutions that expedite time-to-market and peak-market penetration, PAREXEL has developed significant expertise across the development and commercialization continuum, from drug development and regulatory consulting to clinical pharmacology, clinical trials management, medical education and reimbursement. Perceptive Informatics, Inc., a subsidiary of PAREXEL, provides advanced technology solutions, including medical imaging, to facilitate the clinical development process. Headquartered near Boston, Massachusetts, PAREXEL operates in 63 locations throughout 52 countries around the world, and has more than 7,600 employees. For more information about PAREXEL International visit http://www.PAREXEL.com.
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CONTACT: Jennifer Baird, Senior Director of Public Relations of PAREXEL
International, +1-781-434-4409, Jennifer.Baird@PAREXEL.com; or Rebecca
Passo of SHIFT Communications for PAREXEL International Corporation,
+1-617-779-1817, rpasso@shiftcomm.com
Web site: http://www.parexel.com/
