Strive for Five Temperature Monitoring for Pharmacies — What You Must Know
Pharmacies storing vaccines must meet strict temperature management standards.
The Strive for Five program requires that vaccine storage temperatures remain between 2°C and 8°C, with documented monitoring and defensible audit records.
Many pharmacies believe compliance simply means “having a temperature logger.”
It does not.
What Strive for Five Actually Requires
Compliance requires:
- Continuous temperature monitoring
- Defined alarm thresholds
- Documented breach management
- Secure record retention
- Evidence suitable for inspection
If monitoring fails, the consequences can include:
- Spoiled vaccine stock
- Financial loss
- Failed audit
- Reputational damage
Temperature management is not just about data.
It is about defensibility.
Why Continuous Monitoring Matters
Manual checks are not sufficient.
Spot readings:
- Miss overnight excursions
- Cannot document duration of breach
- Do not provide automated alerts
Continuous monitoring ensures:
- Immediate detection of excursions
- Automatic breach documentation
- Secure cloud storage
- Remote oversight
This removes uncertainty.
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What About Calibration?
Regulatory frameworks focus on effective monitoring and documented record retention.
They do not typically mandate fixed annual laboratory recertification intervals for digital monitoring systems.
However, defensible compliance requires the ability to demonstrate that monitoring systems remain aligned and operating within specification.
That is where documented accuracy verification becomes important.
How Temp Assure Handles Accuracy Verification
Temp Assure includes documented accuracy verification on a 3-year cycle.
Verification is conducted using:
- A calibrated reference transmitter
- Sealed comparison enclosure
- Stabilised 3-hour statistical comparison
- Controlled offset correction to ±0.1°C
This confirms measurement alignment without requiring:
- Multi-day device removal
- External laboratory downtime
- Operational disruption
Verification records remain stored in your account for compliance reference.
Compliance Is More Than Device Cost
When evaluating temperature monitoring systems, consider:
- Continuous monitoring capability
- Alarm configuration
- Documentation quality
- Accuracy verification method
- Whole-site coverage
- Ongoing support
Cheap loggers can become expensive failures.
Compliance infrastructure prevents risk.
The Bottom Line
Strive for Five compliance requires:
- Continuous monitoring
- Documented breach management
- Defensible audit records
- Verified measurement alignment
Temp Assure delivers all of this in a fully managed system.
No surprise fees.
No separate calibration invoices.
No compliance stress.
If you would like to discuss Strive for Five compliance for your pharmacy, contact Temp Assure today.
