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Company Reports Three out of Ten 2D Barcodes Failing, Letter Stresses Saleable Returns Challenges

Returns verification requirement deadline is approaching fast.

LSPediA, a provider of enterprise supply chain software and services in the pharmaceutical industry, is issuing a letter to drug manufacturers to call attention to the DSCSA saleable returns verification deadline of November 2019 and the high rate of verification failure.

According to collected data from the Big 3 wholesalers, 2% of returned products from dispensers to wholesalers are viable to restock and sell. Currently, wholesale distributors process saleable returns through data and visual inspection. In November, the inspection process will be enhanced through verifying the unique product identifiers embedded in the serialized 2D barcodes.

This process can also be applied to good products that fail to scan properly and for identifying and investigating suspect or illegitimate products that enter the returns process.

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