Medication safety has traditionally focused on clinical checks and dispensing accuracy inside the pharmacy, but the risks don’t stop there. The last mile of delivery has become an increased point of vulnerability, especially as therapies grow more complex and shipping networks remain strained. Packing errors, temperature excursions and delivery delays can directly affect patient safety, satisfaction and outcomes.

While regulatory bodies have defined “distribution errors” to set a compliance baseline, pharmacies can benefit from considering a broader view. A distribution error is any preventable, unplanned or unwelcome event in the shipping or delivery process. These incidents are rising quickly – specialty pharmacies now report six times more distribution errors than dispensing errors. (1) Read More >