Reduce Drug Supply Budget With Perceptive eClinical IRT/RTSM

Interactive Response Technology/Randomization and Trial Supply Management (IRT/RTSM) systems play a crucial role in optimizing drug supply budgets in clinical trials by efficiently managing Investigational Medicinal Product (IMP) distribution. IRT systems, like Perceptive eClinical, enhance site supply management by automating adjustments based on patient schedules, recruitment dynamics, and protocol demands, thereby minimizing wastage. Key functionalities include managing predictable needs through precise scheduling and adapting to unpredictable demands by adjusting supply estimates as recruitment rates fluctuate. IRT systems also tailor supplies to site-specific recruitment, mitigating the risks of overage and stock-outs. Additional strategies to curtail clinical supply budgets involve fractional prediction for dose changes, minimizing wastage through randomization-specific shipments, and medication pooling across studies to reduce depot overage. By integrating these strategies, Perceptive eClinical’s team has proven using their IRT/RTSM systems can significantly decrease drug waste and costs, with potential reductions of up to 40% in wastage. These systems ensure efficient IMP management, aligning supply with actual clinical trial needs, and contributing to more sustainable and cost-effective trial operations.