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Importance of Temperature mapping study in the Middle East<\/h2>\n

The Middle East countries go through extreme climatic conditions with temperature crossing 50 Degree Centigrade during peak of \"Cold<\/a>summer. The external temperature and atmospheric conditions affect the temperature of ware houses, cold room, vans, trucks, reefers etc. which are used for storage and distribution of medicines. The Middle East countries referred here are generally United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain, Iraq etc.<\/p>\n

Regulatory requirement of Temperature mapping study <\/a>in the Middle East<\/h2>\n

While this is not a regulatory requirement in most of these countries, it is desirable for most of the pharmaceutical manufacturers and distributors that a study is carried out atleast once in every three years. The reason for recommending once in three years is that various critical parameters inside the enclosed area keep on changing including the performance of the cooling units. Also the number and arrangement of storage racks are changed many times which are not advisable after carrying out a mapping study. Even adding a small rack will have its own effects in uniform temperature distribution. Such a study need to be carried out for entire cold chain including ware houses, cold room, vans, trucks, \"Temperature<\/a>reefers etc.<\/p>\n

Do you require Temperature mapping study for your facilities?<\/h2>\n

How do you decide whether you need to carry out the study for your facilities? If you are dealing with manufacture, storage and transportation of temperature sensitive products such as medicines, vaccines, frozen or fresh food items etc., you need to ensure that the products are always within the specified temperature levels at all stages.<\/p>\n

Temperature & Humidity Mapping study<\/a> of Warehouse<\/h2>\n

A warehouse is affected extremely by the climatic conditions and hence it is extremely important and essential that the mapping study is carried out in different climatic conditions such as summer and winter in the Middle East. Aware house is typically studies for 7 days continuously in both the seasons. It is practically difficult to carry out ware house study under different loading conditions such as empty and full loaded conditions because the goods in the ware house will have to be moved outside. This is generally possible only if the study is carried out immediately upon construction of the ware house. A ware house is generally studied for a temperature range of 15 to 23 Deg C<\/p>\n

Temperature\u00a0& Humidity\u00a0Mapping Study of Cold Room<\/h2>\n

A cold room is very sensitive since the temperature has to be always maintained between 2 and 8 Deg C. Humidity has to be maintained within a limit of 70% if not specified other wise by the medicine manufacturers. \u00a0Any corner of \u00a0the room should not exceed these temperature levels and hence the mapping is very elaborate in ascertaining the practical conditions. The test is done under two loaded conditions viz. Partial and fully loaded conditions. Various tests done are:<\/p>\n