Course Detail: LGM-107 - Transport of Pharma Products and Vaccines by Air [LGM 107]

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Overview


International Air Transportation Association's (IATA) Transport of Pharma Products and Vaccines by Air course, part of a joint Logistics and Supply Chain Management Certificate  with Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU), provides a broad understanding of the transportation of pharma products and vaccines by air. Time and temperature-sensitive pharmaceutical products, such as vaccines, medicines, and other healthcare products, require specific handling, monitoring, process controls, and transportation and storage requirements. In this course, you will gain an understanding of these commodity specifics, as well as the requirements for packaging, documentation, and physical handling. You will learn about product and transport process temperature ranges, packaging technologies, key risk factors, and critical control points in the pharma handling process.


Students earn 2.0 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for completing LGM 107.


Learning Outcomes


Upon completing this course, students should be able to demonstrate a comprehensive and broad-based understanding of:

  • differences in pharmaceutical products and their main characteristics
  • pharmaceutical product packaging types, transport equipment, and active/passive shipping systems
  • regulatory requirements for handling and transporting time and temperature-sensitive pharmaceutical products
  • air freight supply chain stakeholders, roles and responsibilities, and important process milestones
  • requirements for documentary and physical handling of pharma shipments in air freight


Key Topics


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  • Commodity types and characteristics
    1. Product and distribution temperature requirements
    2. Product packaging
  • Pharma regulations and air freight
  • Air freight shipment documentation and labelling for TTSPPs
  • Storage handling procedures for pharma
  • Handling process and Critical Control Points
  • Shipment track and trace


Who Should Attend


This course is recommended for:

  • Cargo agents
  • Freight forwarders
  • All staff involved in air cargo transport chain
  • Airline staff and shippers transporting time and temperature sensitive healthcare products
  • Primary producers or manufacturers of pharmaceutical and healthcare goods


Certificate Awarded


An Embry-Riddle Certificate of Completion is awarded upon successful completion of the entire Logistics and Supply Chain Management Program (6 courses). Students are also awarded the Air Cargo Professional (ACP) designation by IATA.



Course Format


This is a 100% online asynchronous self-paced course. Coursework is web-based with no additional software required, although a reliable internet connection is recommended. This course requires approximately 1.5 hours of study to be completed within 12 months of the purchase date (enrollment validity). After the enrollment validity expires, students will not have access to the course content and will not be able to take the exam.

Student performance is assessed by an examination. Please refer to the Exam Information below for more details.


Exam Information


Please read IATA's Exam Information on partner-taught and self-study exams.

  • Exam method: Online exam
  • Exam format: Multiple-choice questions, closed textbook
  • Number of questions: 7
  • Time allowance: 3 hours
  • Passing grade: 80% correct answers
  • Number of exam attempts: 2

Available Sessions