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If vaccine and pharmacy medication storage reaches the wrong temperature, several things can happen – rendering them less effective than intended or even chemically altered, causing inadvertent patient harm. Because of this risk, strict pharmacy temperature requirements have been put into place to ensure medications are manufactured, transported, and stored properly before they reach the…

According to the FDA, “the term qualification refers to activities undertaken to demonstrate that utilities and equipment are suitable for their intended use and perform properly. These activities necessarily precede manufacturing products at the commercial scale.” Qualification can be further broken down into three phases: installation qualification (IQ), operational qualification (OQ), and performance qualification (PQ),…

Dickson Asia-Pacific is proud to announce that its in-house calibration laboratory has achieved ISO 17025 Malaysia Standards certification. This significant milestone marks the successful certification of all Dickson calibration laboratories globally, reaffirming the company’s unwavering commitment to precision, compliance, and providing peace of mind for its customers. Dickson Metrology Lab ISO17025 /ILAC accreditation Dickson’s calibration…

Standards play a central role in quality management and process compliance. Among them, FD X15-140 stands out as an essential reference for the characterisation and verification of climatic and cold chambers and equipment. But why is it so crucial, especially in the context of temperature mapping? Let’s explore the challenges, opportunities and solutions. Temperature mapping:…

In good manufacturing practice (GMP) and other GxP’s, the term validation has a formal, specific meaning. In this context, validation is a quality management tool used to confirm that a process or a piece of equipment satisfies its intended purpose through the use of objective data. In highly regulated industries like pharmaceuticals, validation is used…

A growing trend in the pharmaceutical industry is the development of more complex and fragile products, like biologicals, chemical mixtures, and large molecules (COVID-19 vaccines are an example of this trend).  These products generally must follow a standard operating procedure (SOP) that requires more stringent temperature controls to prevent them from degrading or deactivating during…

The safe transportation of temperature-sensitive pharmaceuticals is critical in maintaining product integrity and ensuring patient safety. WHO Annex 9 provides essential guidelines for temperature-controlled transport, emphasizing best practices for handling, storing, and distributing pharmaceuticals under GxP Pharma standards. Importance of Temperature-Controlled Transport Pharmaceuticals, especially vaccines, biologics, and certain medications, require strict transit temperature and humidity…

This July, Dickson APAC is proud to announce its participation in two major regional events: CPHI APAC 2025, from July 14 to 16 at MITEC Kuala Lumpur (Booth B155), and LabAsia 2025, from July 16 to 18 at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (Booth E37). These events mark a unique opportunity for industry stakeholders to…

Temperature mapping is essential for proper pharmaceutical storage control, but the real test is proving your methods are consistent and verifiable across the board.  When every facility uses a slightly different protocol, you’re left with a patchwork of data that can be the troubling regulatory compliance gaps that a sharp-eyed auditor will question first. WHO…

6 Must-Have Environmental Monitoring Features for Pharma Manufacturers  For pharmaceutical manufacturers, environmental monitoring systems are a key part of any quality management system, essential for pharmaceutical storage control, and serve as your first line of defense in an audit.   While many systems can log data, only a select few are truly built to help you…