Specialized Model of the Pharmaceutical Distributor

The pharmaceutical excipient distributor, in order to service demands of the pharmaceutical industry, generally performs many more functions than just the movement of excipients along the supply chain. A number of these functions and their benefits to excipient users are outlined below. 

In an industry where quality, service, and rapid problem resolution dominate, the relationships that an excipient distributor fosters with their suppliers and customers 

Essentially, a user should be able to contact their excipient distributor and request a particular excipient, and the distributor should perform all of the sourcing activities, such as elucidating the exact grade of material required, if not already specified provide documentation generated by the manufacturer [product specifications or data sheets, typical C of A, material safety data sheets (MSDS)] and obtain samples of representative lots of the excipient free of charge for the user. 

It was previously noted that some excipient distributors offer additional services to users, which involve further processing of the excipients. These services can consist of 

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