special handling
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Pharmaceutical distributor Cencora will invest $1 billion in its U.S. supply chain as demand soars for cancer therapies, weight-loss drugs such as Ozempic and other medications that need special handling and refrigeration.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 5, 2025
Designating entire areas for special handling would reduce the number of scientists and institutions able to carry out the work and increase costs, Jason concluded.
From Science Magazine • Apr. 4, 2024
Batteries have hazardous chemicals — like lithium, cadmium, mercury and lead — that pose risks to people and the environment, and need special handling to be safely disposed of, the release said.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 30, 2024
Antiretroviral drugs require no special handling, for example, and can be taken in the field — just as soldiers take anti-malarial medication.
From Washington Post • Jul. 22, 2021
The FBI number, if known, and any request for special handling, such as collect wire or telephone reply, should be indicated on the fingerprint card in the appropriate space.
From The Science of Fingerprints Classification and Uses by Hoover, J. Edgar (John Edgar)
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
