Compliance, efficiency and cost savings for specialty pharmacies

Compliance, efficiency and cost savings for specialty pharmacies

  • CCT Route Pro uses predictive weather, shipping lane analysis, and ZIP codes to optimize temperature-sensitive pharmaceutical shipments and ensure compliance.
  • CCT Lane Risk alerts pharmacies to severe weather events, helping prevent delays, temperature excursions, and product waste.
  • Operational impact: Specialty pharmacies report improved efficiency, reduced costs, and streamlined cold chain management using CCT Smart Solutions.

Cold Chain Technologies (CCT) is transforming how specialty pharmacies manage cold chain logistics with its innovative digital applications – CCT Route Pro and CCT Lane Risk.

Designed to reduce risk, increase consistency and streamline operations, CCT Route Pro helps pharmacies nationwide ship confidently, no matter the season or destination.

Specialty pharmacies traditionally rely on static seasonal calendars or manual weather checks to decide how to pack temperature-sensitive medications. With varying climates across the U.S., these outdated approaches increase the risk of excursions, complicating compliance and placing added pressure on pharmacy teams.

CCT Route Pro eliminates guesswork by using predictive weather data, shipping lane analysis and destination ZIP codes to recommend the right pack-out. Integrated with CCT’s line of ISTA 7E-compliant packaging solutions including Rx, Rx Extended, Rx Naturals, and Rx Mini, the tool helps to ensure every shipment follows a validated, auditable process.

For added assurance, CCT Route Pro works alongside Lane Risk, CCT’s proactive digital tool that alerts pharmacies to upcoming severe weather events, enabling teams to plan ahead and avoid costly delays or excursions.

Specialty pharmacies using Route Pro have reported improvements in compliance, reduced product waste and increased operational efficiency. For example, TwelveStone Medical, a nationally licensed, URAC and ACHC accredited specialty pharmacy, transitioned to CCT and used Route Pro to simplify its pack-out process, reduce risk and consolidate vendors. The switch also led to measurable cost savings through reduced material waste, labor hours and vendor management overhead.

“The transition to Cold Chain Technologies’ packaging solutions and CCT Route Pro was extremely smooth,” said Michael Broome of TwelveStone Medical. “We had no issues with our transition, and it was a very positive experience overall.”

CCT Route Pro and Lane Risk are part of Cold Chain Technologies’ growing Smart Solutions digital platform, offering scalable, science-backed tools that enable life sciences, pharmaceutical, and clinical trial shipments to maintain compliance, safeguard medication integrity, and optimize operational costs.

Cold Chain Technologies will be showcasing these CCT Smart Solutions applications at the National Association of Specialty Pharmacy (NASP) 2025 Annual Meeting on September 14 – 17. Attendees are invited to visit Booth #510 to meet with the CCT Specialty Pharmacy Advisors and learn how these innovative digital solutions help pharmacies strengthen compliance, protect product integrity, and achieve measurable cost savings.

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Edward Hardy

Having become a journalist after university, Edward Hardy has been a reporter and editor at some of the world's leading publications and news sites. In 2022, he became Air Cargo Week's Editor. Got news to share? Contact me on Edward.Hardy@AirCargoWeek.com

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