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

Certain waste-disposal requirements exist for some items that require special handling, including latex and water-based paints.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 18, 2023

A good start would be to simplify the classification process into two tiers, “secret” and “top secret,” eliminating the lower “confidential” level, while protecting those secrets that need special handling.

From Washington Post • Jan. 16, 2023

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)