Market Shortages
How Can Sponsors Maintain Treatment Continuity When Shortages Occur?
Market shortages can arise unexpectedly due to manufacturing constraints, quality issues, or global supply chain disruption. When approved medicines become unavailable, Sponsors face increased risk to patient continuity, contractual obligations, and market credibility.
Tanner Pharma supports Sponsors during shortage situations by providing time-bound, compliant commercial supply solutions designed to maintain continuity of treatment while primary supply is restored. Where permitted, we source alternative country-labeled products or equivalent supply from approved manufacturers and manage the end-to-end execution.
Our team oversees regulatory compliance, distribution requirements, and operational coordination to ensure controlled, temporary market coverage
without the need for permanent commercial infrastructure. This approach enables Sponsors to respond quickly to shortages while maintaining regulatory integrity, supply oversight and confidence amount healthcare providers and patients.
Scenarios for Market Shortages
When a medicine shortage disrupts normal commercial supply and immediate continuity is required.
When manufacturing delays, quality issues, or supply chain constraints interrupt approved product availability.
When a compliant interim supply mechanism is needed while long-term commercial supply is re-established.
When maintaining continuity of treatment is critical to protect patient outcomes, healthcare provider confidence, and the sponsor’s market presence during a supply disruption.
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1. What types of shortages can Tanner support?
Tanner supports temporary market shortages caused by manufacturing delays, quality issues, supply chain disruption, or unexpected demand. Our Market Shortage solution is designed to provide a compliant, time‑bound supply mechanism when approved products become temporarily unavailable and continuity of treatment is at risk.
2. How does Tanner maintain regulatory compliance during a market shortage?
Tanner manages all regulatory, distribution, and operational requirements associated with interim supply. Where permitted, we source alternative country‑labeled product or equivalent supply from approved manufacturers and oversee documentation, logistics coordination, and controlled distribution to ensure compliance throughout the shortage period.
3. Is this a permanent commercial solution or a temporary bridge?
Market Shortage support is intended as a temporary, controlled solution. Tanner provides time‑bound commercial supply to maintain patient access and market stability while the Sponsor restores primary manufacturing or long‑term commercial supply. Once normal supply is re‑established, the interim mechanism is discontinued.
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