Hemo-8R air Transportation system qualification: Summer operation.

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Keywords:

Quality Assurance, Cold Chain, Products Transport

Abstract

The transportation of medicines involves a complex process and is susceptible to several variables; in this sense, the stage of qualification of transport adopted in the pharmaceutical industry is crucial in ensuring the quality of these products. The present work aimed to qualify isothermal packaging used for the air transport of Hemo-8r, a biotechnology product produced by the Brazilian biotechnology and blood products company (Hemobrás), in the temperature range of 2°C to 8°C, considering the summer scenario. The work was developed based on a descriptive observational study of transport qualification documentation from Hemobrás' quality assurance sector. Through the work, it was possible to identify the worst-case route, that is, with more drastic conditions in the summer scenario, to be adopted for qualification. The results indicated good autonomy of the boxes for temperature conservation, maintaining the internal temperature within the range of 2 to 8 °C for a total time of 72 hours and 30 minutes. This result also indicates the superiority of the tested configuration compared to the one currently used by the company, which achieved a performance of 67 hours, serving as a good indication of the system's capabilities and supporting the follow-up of qualification tests.

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Author Biographies

Euda Maria Gomes dos Santos, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco

Pharmacist (BPharm), Department of Pharmacy, Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE), Recife (PE), Brazil.

Laís Felix de Queiroz Ferreira, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco

Undergraduate Student, Department of Pharmacy, Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE), Recife (PE), Brazil.

Débora Vitória Firmino de Lima, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco

MSc Student, Department of Pharmacy, Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE), Recife (PE), Brazil.

Maria José Cristiane Lima e Silva, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco

Pharmacist (BPharm), Department of Pharmacy, Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE), Recife (PE), Brazil

Marina de Souza Farias Santos, Universidade Federal de Campina Grande

Pharmacist (BPharm), Department of Pharmacy, Federal University of Campina Grande (UFCG), Campina Grande (PB), Brazil

Antônio Diógenes Pereira de Oliveira, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco

Pharmacist (BPharm), Department of Pharmacy, Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE), Recife (PE), Brazil

Rosali Maria Ferreira da Silva, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco

PhD, Professor, Department of Pharmacy, Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE), Recife (PE), Brazil.

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Published

2026-05-28

How to Cite

Gomes dos Santos, E. M., de Queiroz Ferreira, L. F., Firmino de Lima, D. V., Lima e Silva, M. J. C., Santos, M. de S. F., Pereira de Oliveira, A. D., & Ferreira da Silva, R. M. (2026). Hemo-8R air Transportation system qualification: Summer operation. REVISTA CIENTÍFICA DA FAMINAS, 21(2), e20261072. Retrieved from https://periodicos.faminas.edu.br/index.php/RCFaminas/article/view/1072