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Traceability/Serialization

Medical Devices
What Is The Goal of the GS1 US Barcode Assessment?
The Barcode Assessment revealed that while most manufacturers are now labeling medical devices with barcodes containing the mandated Unique Device Identifier (UDI), healthcare providers aren’t consistently scanning those barcodes at the point of care.
July 9, 2025
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Bridging the Barcode Divide: Challenges in Medical Device UDI Implementation
GS1 US Barcode Assessment reveals that full UDI implementation is often impeded at the provider level.
July 2, 2025
The Barcode Assessment revealed that while most manufacturers are now labeling medical devices with barcodes containing the mandated UDI, healthcare providers aren’t consistently scanning those barcodes at the point of care.
Traceability/Serialization
Digital Adherence Monitoring Application
Keystone Folding Box Co.
Keystone Folding Box Co. and Med-Con Technologies have partnered to integrate Med-Con's digital adherence monitoring application with Keystone's Key-Pak child-resistant blister cards.
June 30, 2025
Enhanced Key Pak® For Clinical Trial Adherence
Traceability/Serialization
The Requirements of Pharmaceutical Packaging Compliance: System Integration, Investment, and Collaboration
In this Prominent People in Packaging interview, Aladin Alkhawam discusses the challenges and intricacies of implementing the Drug Supply Chain Security Act in the pharmaceutical packaging sector.
June 18, 2025
Alkhawam, who now runs his own consulting service, has dedicated recent years to focusing on the DSCSA regulation, which is set to take full effect soon.
Traceability/Serialization
Thermal Inkjet Printer for Track and Trace
RNJet
The compact and affordable RNJet 100 is designed to provide high-quality, traceable markings on various packaging surfaces for small- to large-scale track and trace applications.
June 12, 2025
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Traceability/Serialization
Column: Improving DSCSA Data Exchange Accuracy During the FDA’s Phased Exemption Periods
Healthcare Distribution Alliance (HDA)
As the first exemption period has come to an end, the Healthcare Distribution Alliance and its members, have seen significant improvements in trading partner serialized transaction data exchange.
June 9, 2025
For distributors, technical troubleshooting for inadequate bar codes and label quality remains challenging to resolve and onboarding new manufacturers can be difficult because it is time-consuming and highly technical.
Supply Chain
Phased DSCSA Implementation: A Discussion with Industry Experts
A recent webinar in the HDA’s Traceability Webinar series looked at the common question, ‘what if my supplier isn’t compliant?’
February 11, 2025
Phased DSCSA Implementation: A discussion with industry Experts
Traceability/Serialization
Future Trends In Healthcare Packaging: AI And IoT For Tracking And Monitoring
Popular areas of investment include connected wearable devices and implanted medical technologies, but these aren’t the only applications of IoT for healthcare.
December 10, 2024
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Traceability/Serialization
Key Concepts of the FDA’s Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA) Serialization Laws
In this three-part series, we break down the DSCSA, key concepts, and why you should serialize today. Part 2: Make sure you understand the tools available.
December 9, 2024
To comply with U.S. federal serialization laws, packaging must include new serialization information and a scannable logistics data carrier.
Traceability/Serialization
Breaking Down the Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA)
In this three-part series, we break down the DSCSA, key concepts, and why you should serialize today. Part 1: Read a brief overview of the act.
December 9, 2024
The DSCSA mandates that manufacturers, wholesalers, and pharmacies use serialization (assigning unique product identifiers) to track and trace prescription drugs at every point in the supply chain.
Traceability/Serialization
Three Essential Questions Healthcare Supply Chain Packaging Leaders Must Answer Before DSCSA Enforcement Begins
Your executive team might be asking, “We have been serializing for years, are we not done?”
November 18, 2024
The complexities of the U.S. supply chain combined with the fundamental requirement of all organizations – large and small – to exchange data electronically is chartering new ground in the industry.
Industry News
Prosper Africa’s Tech for Trade Alliance Announces a Pharmaceutical Tracing Pilot in South Africa as part of U.S. Digital Transformation with Africa (DTA) Strategy
Prosper Africa, USAID’s e-Trade Alliance, IBM, and the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy to test a solution to transform African pharmaceutical markets.
November 14, 2024
Pulse will connect US and global pharmaceutical companies like Pfizer and Roche with African distributors and pharmacies in this emerging market, enabling better communication between trading partners and adding security to this evolving supply chain by enhancing the ability to identify and trace medications.
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