Timestrip® PLUS 8°C Irreversible Temperature Indicator for Mail Order Pharmacies
Rules & Regulations of the State of Georgia for Compounding & Mail Order Pharmacies
Rule 480-48-.02 (3) regarding temperature and mail order regulations
Conditions for Use of Delivery by Mail
A mail order pharmacy shall ensure that all prescription drug order medications are delivered to the patient in accordance with standards of the drug manufacturer’s temperature standards as set by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Pharmacy shall insure integrity of any drug requiring temperature control other than “room temperature storage” that is delivered by mail order by enclosing in each medication’s packaging a USP-recognized method by which the patient can easily detect improper storage or temperature variations.
Conditions for Use of Delivery by Mail
A mail order pharmacy shall ensure that all prescription drug order medications are delivered to the patient in accordance with standards of the drug manufacturer’s temperature standards as set by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Pharmacy shall insure integrity of any drug requiring temperature control other than “room temperature storage” that is delivered by mail order by enclosing in each medication’s packaging a USP-recognized method by which the patient can easily detect improper storage or temperature variations.
8ºC Temperature Communication
Once activated, Timestrip® PLUS will keep monitoring temperature for days, weeks or months, depending on your needs. During that time it will record how long any temperature breaches last.
Here is an example. An 8°C Timestrip® PLUS was chosen to monitor a shipment which would take 3 weeks to arrive. When the shipment arrived, the indicator showed 4 hours of 8°C breach. This breach could have happened in one long event or from a series of shorter breach events across the 3 weeks. The 8°C Timestrip® PLUS could have indicated up to 8 hours of temperature breaches during that 3 weeks.
How long did a temperature breach last? It’s great to have a product that tells you if a temperature breach has occurred, but sometimes you need more information – like how long did the breach last? For some products, this is the vital detail and Timestrip® PLUS provides it.
Timestrip® PLUS will tell you how long a product has been exposed to higher temperatures and is the first truly cost-effective indicator to do so.
Here is an example. An 8°C Timestrip® PLUS was chosen to monitor a shipment which would take 3 weeks to arrive. When the shipment arrived, the indicator showed 4 hours of 8°C breach. This breach could have happened in one long event or from a series of shorter breach events across the 3 weeks. The 8°C Timestrip® PLUS could have indicated up to 8 hours of temperature breaches during that 3 weeks.
How long did a temperature breach last? It’s great to have a product that tells you if a temperature breach has occurred, but sometimes you need more information – like how long did the breach last? For some products, this is the vital detail and Timestrip® PLUS provides it.
Timestrip® PLUS will tell you how long a product has been exposed to higher temperatures and is the first truly cost-effective indicator to do so.
