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2022 Distribution Management Conference (DMC) and Expo in Austin
Hosted by the Healthcare Distribution Alliance, the conference takes place Mar. 6 through 9. This year’s event will feature more than 30 breakout sessions on key distribution issues, including best practices for sending DSCSA-required data.
Traceability/Serialization
Counting Down the Top 10 Articles of 2021 - #1: Serialization 101
Traceability/Serialization
Counting Down the Top 10 Articles of 2021 - #3: Benefits of RFID on Vial Labels
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Counting Down the Top 10 Articles of 2021 - #5: Fresenius Kabi Implements RFID
Traceability/Serialization
Counting Down the Top 10 Articles of 2021 - #9: Exchanging Pharma Master Data in 2021
Traceability/Serialization
FDA Discusses Nov. 2023 DSCSA Future State
At the HDA Traceability Online Seminar (Nov. 1-3, 2021), FDA’s Connie Jung, RPh, talked about how DSCSA continues to transform the pharmaceutical supply chain to preserve drug safety and security.
Traceability/Serialization
Inmar: MEDEX TRAYSAFE MOBILE
A 'lot and expiration-date tracing functionality' enables tracking of distributed inventory and identification of missing, misplaced, expired, and recalled medications.
Traceability/Serialization
Will Labor Requirements Increase in Meeting DSCSA Milestones?
With many companies either facing or concerned about labor shortages in manufacturing, an expert from Cardinal Health notes that outbound scanning alone may require a 12 to 15% increase in headcount in their operations.
Traceability/Serialization
DSCSA and the Importance of Exception Management
At the HDA Traceability Online Seminar (Nov. 1-3, 2021) the topic of handling exceptions ranged from ‘in the weeds’ to the philosophical. Processes are still emerging for data issues, organizing quarantine, and more.
Traceability/Serialization
HDA Foundation Survey Reveals Uneven Progress on Rx Product Serialization
With 2023 DSCSA requirements around the corner, findings reveal aggregation has slowed. Now in its sixth year, this survey, released as part of HDA’s Traceability Online Seminar (November 1–3), assesses industry abilities to meet DSCSA requirements.
Logistics/supply chain
2021 HDA Traceability Online Seminar Takes Place Nov. 1-3
Are you prepared to comply with the DSCSA by 2023? Supply chain stakeholders will convene to discuss the most pressing DSCSA-related topics with experts, including a presentation from FDA.
Traceability/Serialization
Mini Manual Aggregation Station for Small- to Mid-Sized Production
Capable of supporting post-lot reworking operations in warehouses and distribution centers, the system is a fit for smaller producers looking to meet upcoming supply chain security requirements.
Traceability/Serialization
Covectra: Enhanced Smart Label and Mobile Authentication
StellaGuard enhancements are designed to allow consumers to more easily and accurately identify, authenticate, and track genuine products and combat counterfeiting using their Android or Apple mobile device.
Traceability/Serialization
HDA Survey Offers Some Troubling DSCSA Prep Results
With just two years left to meet the Nov. 2023 DSCSA requirements, a readiness survey shows that there is much work to be done in drug supply chain traceability. 57% of manufacturers surveyed have no successful data connections in production environments.
Traceability/Serialization
New Packaging Report Highlights Need for Anti-Counterfeiting
An international trade body comments on a new report that paves the way to ‘significant’ opportunity and growth for packaging holography technologies.
Regulatory
Four DSCSA Guidances Were Released this Summer: Are You Up to Date?
Read what’s new on DSCSA regarding suspect and illegitimate product, product identifiers, and enhanced drug distribution security at the package level.
Traceability/Serialization
Using GS1 Standards to Prepare for DSCSA in 2023
DSCSA requirements to exchange serialized transaction data between trading partners all the way through the supply chain will begin in 2023. GS1 standards allow for universal identification of a product’s history along the supply chain.
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Serialization and Aggregation Systems for Pharmaceuticals
Mettler-Toledo PCE launched the T60 Integrated 360 Series of solutions for serialization and aggregation of bottles and vials in the pharmaceutical sector, enhancing quality control and traceability of products with 360o image capture.
Take Five
Are You Ready to Exchange Serialization Master Data?
Watch this Take Five video to learn how with limited time left to onboard, experts urge pharmaceutical manufacturers to begin testing and sharing traceability data via EPCIS files with distributors ASAP to meet DSCSA requirements.
Traceability/Serialization
Summer Reading Series: Traceability Articles to Catch Up On
Skipping vacation this week? Using your free time to brush up on what you missed? From 'serialization 101' to advice on exchanging master data for DSCSA compliance, here are five articles on healthcare traceability.
Traceability/Serialization
Covectra: Enhanced Serialization Platform to Simplify the Repackaging of Pre-Serialized Products
New ATLAS Repackaging Component offers custom option to simplify the rework process and reduce production downtime for pharmaceutical manufacturers.
Traceability/Serialization
AIM Revises RFID Standard for Healthcare Industry
AIM Standard 7351731 Offers Guidance Evaluating the Immunity of Medical Devices from Exposure to RFID.
Traceability/Serialization
Pharma Supply Chain: Master Data Exchange in 2021
The exchange of data needs to move from today’s manual processes to automated operations. Experts recap current progress, challenges, and what a “happy path” looks like.
Traceability/Serialization
Micro Marking in Millimeters: Anti-counterfeiting and Brand Protection
HD Barcode and RepExact offer authentication solutions at the Annual US Pharmaceutical Outsourcing & Packaging virtual reality event meant to be efficient, customized, and cost effective.
Traceability/Serialization
Vaccine Visual Inspection and Serialization Combine Integrity and Traceability
The goal is to bring safety and transparency to the vaccine distribution chain and guarantee fairness and correctness. Emidio Zorzella, President and CEO of the Group: 'The pandemic has accelerated the adoption of new technologies'.
Traceability/Serialization
Perspective: Inventory Management in the Hot Seat
RFID labels are changing the way hospitals track and dispense drugs—will the benefits cause a demand surge for connected packaging? In other sectors, tracking inventory is key to preventing production bottlenecks.
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Securing Cannabis Across the Supply Chain
Applied DNA Sciences and and TruTrace Technologies team up to tag, test, and track cannabis products from seed to sale.
