3 Insights for Effective Comparator Sourcing

Whether you’re a global pharma or a biotech start-up, every clinical trial will entail overcoming challenges with sourcing, packaging, and the logistics of clinical materials. Choosing the right partner provides you with flexibility and risk mitigation, ensuring you can choose the most cost-effective solution, and avoid delays. Here are some of the key factors to consider for your clinical trial sourcing:

• Global Network is critical
  Often, clinical trials are not in one location, but rather span multiple countries and even multiple continents. In depth knowledge of the regulatory requirements and product availability in each country can be critical to prevent issues from arising. The correct solutions provider will have both the experience, and the global comparator network, to keep you fully informed from the initial request to site delivery. The correct solutions provider will also provide guidance on how often to source and label, and where to distribute and store the products.
• Direct to Manufacturer relationships
  Product restrictions and global shortages can halt your trial before it even starts. It is critical to establish partnerships with solution providers that have a good reputation and solid experience dealing with both manufacturers and distributors. A provider with the experience and partnerships can help inform and guide expectations on the challenges of drug sourcing, and ensure processes are smooth across the supply chain, in addition to having the foresight to add value in ways not considered before.
• Process Experience and Foresight
  In an increasingly complex clinical landscape, the many decisions that must be made during the sourcing process can feel overwhelming. Comparator sourcing specialists like TannerCTS can reduce the complexity involved in the sourcing process by using our global sourcing network, and direct-to-manufacturer relationships, to provide the option that best suits your priorities. We can use our experience and market knowledge to provide different sourcing strategies; whether it be open market or direct sourcing, or central vs local, we can tailor a sourcing solution to suit your priorities.

Tanner can provide a full range of comparator sourcing services:

Direct to manufacturer relationships, or open-market sourcing

• Local vs Central sourcing
• Lot & Expiry requests
• Documentation Requirements (CoA, Full Pedigree, etc.)
• Repackaging and Relabeling services
• Storage and Distribution
• Standard of Care, Rescue, and Background medication

Securing the right comparator in a timely, cost-effective, and compliant manner is often critical to ensuring your clinical trial runs successfully. In an increasingly complex clinical landscape, the many decisions that must be made during the sourcing process can feel overwhelming. Comparator sourcing specialists like TannerCTS can reduce the complexity involved in the sourcing process by using our global sourcing network, and direct-to-manufacturer relationships, to provide the option that best suits your priorities. We can use our experience and market knowledge to provide different sourcing strategies. Whether it be open market or direct sourcing, or central vs local, we can tailor a sourcing solution to suit your priorities.