UPS Healthcare Provides Urgent Support For Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories’ Temperature-Sensitive Medicines
May 18 2020 - 8:30AM
UPS (NYSE:UPS) today announced a collaboration with Dr. Reddy’s
Laboratories to get 30 tons of pharmaceuticals from India to the
United States via Europe. The sensitive cargo had to be shipped
within a controlled temperature range to ensure product stability.
Given the supply chain challenges and restrictions due to the
Coronavirus pandemic, UPS Healthcare and Dr. Reddy’s created an
emergency supply chain plan to replenish pharmaceutical stocks in
U.S. markets.
“During this pandemic, moving critical controlled room
temperature medicines requires extra planning given the air market
capacity demand levels,” said Wes Wheeler, president of UPS
Healthcare. “We are providing compliant storage, transit and
customs clearance expertise to help ensure products move quickly
and retain their efficacy. This collaboration enabled Dr. Reddy’s
to replenish its stocks in U.S. locations and provide essential
medicines to meet demand.”
The time-critical flight originated in Hyderabad, India, moved
through UPS’s European air hub in Cologne, Germany, and continued
to the UPS Worldport® air hub in Louisville, Kentucky. UPS works
closely with international customs and authorities and will
continue to deliver essential medicines and goods to help support
the battle against the global Coronavirus pandemic. “Dr. Reddy’s
Laboratories aims to ensure that essential medicines are within
reach of patients by maintaining an uninterrupted supply globally.
Our commitment to ensure accelerated access to affordable and
innovative medicines to millions of patients around the world,
holds significance more than ever in the present times,” said
Puvvala Yugandhar, head of global supply chain, Dr. Reddy’s
Laboratories. “In this critical situation of the disruption caused
by the Coronavirus, we connected with the UPS Healthcare team who
helped ensure that critical medicines reach pharmacies and
hospitals in the U.S. on time for patients.”
UPS is committed to being a part of the fabric of the global
economy. The company transports more than three percent of
global GDP and about six percent of U.S. GDP daily. UPS
employees are proud to be of service to its customers, communities
and economies in the 200+ countries where it operates, and will
keep providing extensive support to healthcare organizations. This
includes services ranging from supply chain management to shipping,
storage and fulfillment of medical devices, pharmaceuticals and
clinical trials specimens, and enhanced agility and flexibility to
meet complex needs in the continuing battle against this
pandemic.
About UPS Healthcare
UPS Healthcare provides global supply chain solutions and
expertise to pharmaceutical, biopharma and medical device
companies. UPS Healthcare has approximately 8 million square feet
of cGMP- or cGDP-compliant healthcare distribution space globally.
UPS Healthcare also maintains one of the world’s largest networks
of field stocking locations with approximately 900 sites. For
parcels requiring strict temperature environments, from CRT to
cryogenic, and those requiring around-the-clock monitoring, UPS
Healthcare has solutions such as UPS Temperature True® and UPS
Proactive Response® services. UPS Healthcare is committed to
expanding its capabilities including acquisitions of Marken,
CEMELOG and Poltraf, to meet the complex and evolving supply chain
needs of the healthcare and life science sectors. Visit
ups.com/healthcare.
David Graves
davidgraves@ups.com
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