Few sectors are as relevant to precise temperature control and careful handling as pharmaceutical logistics. Acknowledging this importance, Rhenus overcomes even long distances and develops complex storage solutions – after all, it’s not just about a product but about patients.
Pharmaceutical logistics is about much more than implementing efficient transport and storage processes. The speed and accuracy of logistics processes are always decisive for a positive or negative outcome in the recovery process of patients who depend on medication.
The pharma logistics solutions of Rhenus are designed in total awareness of this responsibility. Knowing the exact specifications of your products, the necessary certificates and professional handling according to GDP guidelines, we are there for you and the health of your patients. Whether it be pharmaceutical warehousing service, road, air or sea transport, we take care of every step for your pharmaceutical logistics – from the point of production to the patient's point of use, both within Europe and across continents because every medicine can impact a life somewhere in the world.
We know that the temperature requirements during our logistics processes have the highest priority for the safety of pharmaceutical products. After all, temperature deviations can cause a risk that medicines will lose their potency or - even worse - that the effect will be reversed.
Thanks to our state-of-the-art pharmaceutical warehouses, cross-dock facilities and qualified partners for packaging of all kinds, we can guarantee a wide range of temperature requirements for your pharmaceutical logistics. This applies to the temperature ranges +2°Celsius to +8°Celsius, +15°Celsius to +25°Celsius, -20°Celsius, -70°Celsius with dry ice down to -165°Celsius. We also ensure temperature monitoring using the latest measurement technology, for example with the help of data loggers, to protect your sensitive goods every step of the way.
Depending on the route your pharmaceutical products have to take, the time-critical nature of the delivery or the characteristics of the medicines, we can deploy various modes of transport for you and provide customized pharma logistics solutions.
Within our dense network of certified warehouse locations, innovative technologies meet temperature monitoring capacities. Supplemented by highly specialized value-added services for pharmaceuticals, you benefit from efficient pharmaceutical warehousing service and product-specific handling.
Road transportation is particularly suitable for pharmaceutical transport within Europe or the last mile. We use special trucks with different temperature zones so that pharmaceuticals with different specific properties can be transported via a single optimized route.
Due to its high speed and global coverage, air freight is the preferred pharmaceutical logistics mode for high-quality pharmaceutical products such as oncological medicines. Air freight offers particular reliability for products with short shelf life or that are needed at short notice.
A more affordable and sustainable alternative is to transport pharmaceuticals by sea. This is particularly suitable if you can fill an entire container to transport products across fewer touchpoints
Rely on our expertise in pharmaceutical logistics - for the integrity of your products and the health of your patients.
The ISO 13485 certification is a prerequisite for manufacturing or managing medical devices. It certifies that we have excellent quality management for medical devices.
256 KB pdf
We perform our services under the GDP guidelines (Good Distribution Practice). GDP is regarded as the benchmark within the EU for quality control throughout the entire sales and distribution process.
287 KB pdf
Pharmaceutical warehousing services by Rhenus comply with GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice) standards. This ensures the quality and safety of your pharmaceuticals.
367 KB pdf
Depending on the requirements and country, we are happy to add local certificates if required. Our experts will be happy to advise you on the need for existing or additional certificates.
Rhenus takes care of all pharmaceutical logistics services for all kinds of requirements and products - regardless of their format or state of aggregation. We provide pharma logistics solutions specialized in the areas of drugs and medicine, active pharmaceutical ingredients (API), vaccines, biopharmaceutical products as well as advanced therapy medicinal products (ATMP) and the area of cell and gene technology.
In general, Rhenus can cover a temperature range from +2°Celsius to +8°Celsius, +15°C to +25°Celsius, -20°Celsius, -70°Celsius with dry ice and -165°Celsius with its assets in the field of pharmaceutical logistics and transport. To ensure this, we use modern pharmaceutical warehouses and cross-docking facilities, experienced partners for packaging solutions of all kinds and specialized measuring technology for monitoring.