In Pandemic Response, Quality Experts Advise Drug Manufacturers Move Products To Local Sites
Executive Summary
AstraZeneca emptied its warehouses in January. “We said, OK let us pack everything and get it out in the door,” said Tony Mire-Sluis, head of global quality. The firm is allowing only crucial personnel in plants, or those responsible for running a plant or moving products; all others are working from home.
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