Healthcare logistics

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Rising R&D costs, increasingly complex supply chains, and strict regulatory requirements are just a few of the challenges you face when working with healthcare logistics, medical transport, and sensitive pharmaceutical distribution. Choosing the right partner helps ensure product integrity, patient safety, and full compliance.

We can help you make a difference with DSV expertise on healthcare logistics

Our global services, facilities, and transport networks comply with all relevant healthcare quality standards, including GDP, GMP, and ISO frameworks.

With our tailor-made and integrated healthcare logistics solutions, you benefit from end-to-end support across:

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These solutions ensure compliant, efficient, and secure movement of healthcare products across your entire supply chain.

Pharma cold chains

Do you need temperature monitoring in your supply chains to ensure the integrity of your product all the way to the user? We offer a variety of different temperature zones for your cold chains and can tailor solutions to your unique handling and transportation requirements.
GDP-certified warehousing

Our warehousing solutions offer you a secure and compliant way to manage your goods that meets all relevant standards. Whether you require temperature-controlled facilities, inbound or outbound logistics, packaging, or storage and handling, our healthcare warehouse team can help.
A global transport network

Whatever mode of transport you need, we make sure it takes place safely and in full compliance with all applicable regulations. Our team has decades of experience with healthcare transport, including active and passive packaging solutions, documentation, customs clearance and administrative procedures. With this healthcare know-how, we can design the secure transport solutions you need.

Specialist healthcare logistics solutions

Biopharma

Our innovative biopharma supply chain solutions support you safely and efficiently distribute your products globally. Our GMP and GDP-compliant warehouse and distribution services include:

FEFO picking
Clinical trial management
Repacking and display configuration
Inhouse pharmacists overseeing quality

Our delivery services help reduce costs and inefficiencies through:

Next day delivery
Direct-to-hospital department deliveries
24/7 standby services
Recall management

We support a wide variety of products, including:

Biologicals
Prescription drugs, generics, controlled drugs, OTC (over-the-counter) products
Vaccines
APIs (active pharmaceutical ingredients)
Clinical trial materials

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Medical devices and diagnostics

For more than 20 years, we have delivered specialized medical device logistics and diagnostic supply chain solutions.

Our services include:
• Orthopedic loaner kit management
• Consignment stock management
• Procedure-based trolley preparation
• Sterile picking and cleanroom operations
• Technical repair and rework centers
• 24/7 standby service
• In-hospital replenishment
• White-glove deliveries
• Spare parts management

We support all classes of medical devices (I, IIa, IIb, III).

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Medical products and personal care

DSV is experienced in creating lean, flexible supply chain and transport solutions for many different destinations: from pharmacies to retail outlets, as well as direct to patients.

We operate dedicated and multi-user warehouse operations and manage regional distribution centres with ‘control towers’, some of which manage over 1,000 shipments a day.

Our services include packaging and repackaging, labelling and kitting (before shipping the goods for final delivery to the hospital ward where products are replenished by DSV), managing waste, returns and stock levels, restacking based on expiration date, and swapping products.

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Hospitals and care homes

Our efficient supply chain solutions improve visibility and reduce costs, which helps improve patient care in hospitals, clinics, and nursing homes.

Our services include direct delivery to hospital wards, sterile goods logistics, drug management, operational procurement, laboratory logistics management of medical goods, disposal of hazardous waste, stock reduction programmes, inventory management, warehousing, external and internal distribution, replenishment at ward level and much more.

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"These home deliveries are critically important - it's a demanding job and we feel in very safe hands with DSV"

Bo Johansen, CEO. Fresenius Medical Care Danmark A/S

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DSV’s compliance, regulations, and healthcare industry expertise

Healthcare supply chains face rapidly evolving regulatory frameworks and increasing operational complexity. To help industry professionals stay informed, we regularly publish in‑depth expert perspectives on emerging trends, compliance requirements and best practices. Explore our latest Expert Opinions to gain additional insights that support strategic decision-making.

Benefit from our extensive expertise in healthcare

500+ healthcare customers

In 35 countries
Certified distribution centres and warehousing sites

Compliant with GMP guidelines, Good Distribution Practice (GDP) guidelines, and third party audited management systems.
A customer-centric approach

Tailored healthcare logistics solutions
Leading-edge cold chain

Logistics solutions for sensitive, temperature-controlled pharmaceuticals

FAQ - Healthcare and pharma logistics and distribution

Yes, we can. Our diverse fleet of distribution vehicles provides flexibility and ensures we can handle ambient, refrigerated, frozen and hazardous goods.
Our services meet global environmental transport objectives, and we adapt modalities to suit changing conditions and circumstances. For example, we can shift from airfreight to sea freight in order to cut carbon emissions and costs.
Yes. Our specialised healthcare sites are secure and specially equipped for healthcare products. Certain locations also offer condition-controlled environments.
We support your supply chain by acting as 3PL, 3½PL or 4PL as required. Each specific role offers different models for distribution and supply chain collaboration. Our state-of-the-art freight management system sets the standard for healthcare distribution. We base our distribution solutions on your requirements, taking into account the needs of each of your customers. And we handle the entire process from planning through execution and administration.