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Healthcare logistics

Solutions that make the world a better place

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.

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  • Pharma cold chains

    Do you require reliable temperature control to maintain product integrity throughout the supply chain? We offer multiple validated temperature zones and can tailor cold chain solutions to your specific handling, packaging, and transportation needs.

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  • GDP-certified warehousing

    Our GDP-certified healthcare warehousing provides secure, controlled, and compliant storage for your products. Whether you need temperature-controlled environments, inbound/outbound logistics, packaging, or material handling, our expert teams ensure your operations meet all relevant regulatory standards.

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  • A global transport network

    Whatever transport mode you need (air, ocean, road, or courier) we ensure safe, compliant movement across borders. With decades of experience in healthcare transport, we support:

    • Active and passive packaging solutions
    • Documentation and customs clearance
    • Administrative procedures

    With deep healthcare logistics expertise, we design efficient, secure, end-to-end transport solutions tailored to your products.

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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.

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Benefit from our extensive expertise in healthcare

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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.


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