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Sourcing

Supplier documentation, independent verification, red flags, logistics, payments and the regulatory picture. Maintained as documentation, not as recommendations.

140 topics6,877 posts43 solved Moderators: dr_okonkwo, t.vasquez About this category

Vendor reports 26 Independent verification 26 Red flags 24 Logistics 24 Payments 18 Regulatory 22

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Topic	Participants	Replies	Views	Activity
Packaging that arrived damaged: documenting it properly — a second dataset Sourcing › Logistics customs shipping temperature excursion Posting this under the heading it deserves: Packaging that arrived damaged: documenting it properly — a second dataset Everything below is what sits behind that. A logistics question, since the answers here…	+68	73	20k	4mo
What a documentation review can and cannot tell you — a second dataset Sourcing › Independent verification Janoshik Analytical VendorInvestigate blind sampling third-party testing The question in the title: What a documentation review can and cannot tell you — a second dataset I will give what I have already checked below so nobody repeats it. I would like to talk about documentation…		4	170	4mo
Labelling requirements for research chemicals Sourcing › Regulatory research use only MHRA FDA Under review Labelling requirements for research chemicals — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. Structured report rather than an opinion, following the format the maintainers asked for.…	+5	9	45k	4mo
Second pass at: Submitting a sample: the process end to end Sourcing › Independent verification Janoshik Analytical PeptideMeter Medutest blind sampling Solved Second pass at: Submitting a sample: the process end to end Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. A logistics question, since the answers here are usually better…	+12	16	41k	4mo
Second pass at: Identical chromatograms across two different lots Sourcing › Red flags disputed mislabelling moderation Posting this under the heading it deserves: Second pass at: Identical chromatograms across two different lots Everything below is what sits behind that. A logistics question, since the answers here are…	+81	93	13k	4mo
Second pass at: What to keep a record of at the point of payment Sourcing › Payments payments research use only documentation quality Second pass at: What to keep a record of at the point of payment — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. A logistics question, since the answers here are usually better than…	+14	18	1.9k	4mo
Reading a regulatory notice rather than an article about it Sourcing › Regulatory compounding personal import EMA Posting this under the heading it deserves: Reading a regulatory notice rather than an article about it Everything below is what sits behind that. Structured report rather than an opinion, following the…		2	2.9k	5mo
Interpreting a result that disagrees with the supplier's certificate Sourcing › Independent verification Janoshik Analytical Medutest PeptideMeter third-party testing Interpreting a result that disagrees with the supplier's certificate Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. Structured report rather than an opinion, following the…	+129	153	7.3k	5mo
Research-use-only labelling: what it means and what it does not Sourcing › Regulatory compounding research use only EMA FDA Posting this under the heading it deserves: Research-use-only labelling: what it means and what it does not Everything below is what sits behind that. I would like to talk about documentation quality as a…	+100	110	37k	5mo
Distinguishing a red flag from an inconvenience Sourcing › Red flags mislabelling documentation quality moderation underdosing Solved Distinguishing a red flag from an inconvenience — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. I would like to talk about documentation quality as a signal, separately from product…		2	38k	6mo
Follow-up: A supplier that answers analytical questions with restated claims Sourcing › Red flags documentation quality disputed mislabelling moderation A supplier that answers analytical questions with restated claims — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. A logistics question, since the answers here are usually better than…	+74	82	2.8k	6mo
Tracking that stops updating and then resumes — the long version Sourcing › Logistics packaging cold chain shipping Tracking that stops updating and then resumes — the long version — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. A logistics question, since the answers here are usually better than…	+61	69	27k	6mo
Coming back to: Payment mechanics and the recovery options that do not exist Sourcing › Payments research use only payments documentation quality Under review On the subject in the title: Payment mechanics and the recovery options that do not exist Working notes rather than a conclusion. Structured report rather than an opinion, following the format the maintainers…	+7	11	2.6k	7mo
What "verified" means on our vendor pages, stated narrowly Sourcing › Vendor reports batch & lot numbers disputed documentation quality third-party testing What "verified" means on our vendor pages, stated narrowly — that is the question, and I have not found it answered plainly anywhere I have looked. I would like to talk about documentation quality as a…	+27	31	27k	7mo
Tracking that stops updating and then resumes Sourcing › Logistics customs temperature excursion cold chain shipping Solved On the subject in the title: Tracking that stops updating and then resumes Working notes rather than a conclusion. A logistics question, since the answers here are usually better than anywhere else I have…	+58	62	1.9k	7mo
Documentation that appears only after payment Sourcing › Red flags documentation quality moderation mislabelling disputed Solved Documentation that appears only after payment Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. I would like to talk about documentation quality as a signal, separately from…	+113	124	13k	7mo
Prescription requirements and telehealth models Sourcing › Regulatory FDA compounding research use only MHRA Prescription requirements and telehealth models Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. A logistics question, since the answers here are usually better than anywhere…	+91	97	5.4k	7mo
What a regulator's shortage notice actually authorises — what changed since Sourcing › Regulatory research use only EMA FDA compounding Solved The question in the title: What a regulator's shortage notice actually authorises — what changed since I will give what I have already checked below so nobody repeats it. A logistics question, since the…	+22	26	53k	7mo
Pricing far outside the range, in either direction Sourcing › Red flags disputed mislabelling underdosing moderation Solved Posting this under the heading it deserves: Pricing far outside the range, in either direction Everything below is what sits behind that. Structured report rather than an opinion, following the format the…	+3	7	27k	7mo
Publishing an inconvenient result: a case study — the long version Sourcing › Independent verification Janoshik Analytical PeptideMeter Medutest blind sampling Publishing an inconvenient result: a case study — the long version Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. Structured report rather than an opinion, following the…	+68	74	12k	7mo
How the vendor documentation pages are maintained, and by whom — what changed since Sourcing › Vendor reports third-party testing disputed batch & lot numbers Solved Asking directly, because I could not find a straight answer: How the vendor documentation pages are maintained, and by whom — what changed since A logistics question, since the answers here are usually better…	+98	104	3k	8mo
Pharmaceutical compounding rules, summarised from primary sources — a second dataset Sourcing › Regulatory MHRA research use only compounding Posting this under the heading it deserves: Pharmaceutical compounding rules, summarised from primary sources — a second dataset Everything below is what sits behind that. A logistics question, since the…	+50	56	780	8mo
What a purity-only report leaves out Sourcing › Independent verification Medutest VendorInvestigate third-party testing PeptideMeter Solved What a purity-only report leaves out — that is the question, and I have not found it answered plainly anywhere I have looked. Structured report rather than an opinion, following the format the maintainers…	+92	105	4k	8mo
Reconciling a supplier certificate with an independent result Sourcing › Vendor reports third-party testing Janoshik Analytical certificate of analysis Reconciling a supplier certificate with an independent result — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. Structured report rather than an opinion, following the format the…	+18	24	347	9mo
Insurance and replacement policies, compared — the long version Sourcing › Logistics shipping cold chain packaging temperature excursion Insurance and replacement policies, compared — the long version — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. I would like to talk about documentation quality as a signal, separately…	+29	33	4.9k	9mo
Follow-up: What a seizure notice actually says Sourcing › Logistics customs shipping cold chain packaging Solved What a seizure notice actually says — that is the question, and I have not found it answered plainly anywhere I have looked. Structured report rather than an opinion, following the format the maintainers…	+35	41	490	9mo
Payment mechanics and the recovery options that do not exist Sourcing › Payments documentation quality research use only payments Closed Payment mechanics and the recovery options that do not exist Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. I would like to talk about documentation quality as a signal,…	+80	89	24k	9mo
Payment method and the leverage it gives you, ranked Sourcing › Payments research use only payments documentation quality Solved Closed Posting this under the heading it deserves: Payment method and the leverage it gives you, ranked Everything below is what sits behind that. Structured report rather than an opinion, following the format the…	+71	76	56k	10mo
Regional warehouse stock versus direct despatch Sourcing › Logistics customs cold chain shipping Posting this under the heading it deserves: Regional warehouse stock versus direct despatch Everything below is what sits behind that. A logistics question, since the answers here are usually better than…	+8	12	171	10mo
Enforcement priorities versus written rules — does this still hold? Sourcing › Regulatory EMA MHRA compounding FDA Solved Under review Enforcement priorities versus written rules — does this still hold? — that is the question, and I have not found it answered plainly anywhere I have looked. Structured report rather than an opinion, following…	+36	40	37k	11mo