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

As for classification level, they range from confidential to top-secret to special handling categories, the person added.

From Washington Post • Aug. 8, 2022

The Canadian air traffic control authority told Reuters that Aeroflot had declared the flight as a “humanitarian” mission, a designation that requires special handling by air traffic control under normal circumstances.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 1, 2022

West of the Cascades, most crops started in February and March require no special handling when irrigation is scarce.

From Gardening Without Irrigation: or without much, anyway by Solomon, Steve