Pharma Track & Trace Lessons Learned

Par Pharmaceutical's Aladin Alkhawam and Healthcare Packaging's Keren Sookne discuss lessons learned, serialization, and 2023 DSCSA regulations, at PACK EXPO Connects.

Dec 14th, 2020

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Amcor Healthcare Packaging is a supplier of serializable medical device and pharmaceutical packaging. The company, which is ISO 13485, ISO 9001, and ISO 14001 certified with a broad technology base, specializes in coating, lamination, extrusion, thermoforming and converted and printing technology.

SONOCO Consumer packaging, medical packaging, and industrial packaging – our extensive portfolio holds depth in each of these categories, so you don’t have to worry about us being more self-seeking than customer-focused. We provide end-to-end solutions built around our customers’ needs.

Medical Packaging Inc. (MPI) was established in 1971 and has grown to become one of the world’s leading unit dose pharmaceutical packaging companies. MPI delivers liquid cup unit dose packaging systems which were carefully designed to meet the needs of small pharmaceutical manufacturers and contract drug manufacturing organizations (CDMOs

Hoffman Neopac's selection ranges from single-dose tubes and airless pump or dropper tubes, to tubes with tamper-proof and child resistant features. Various applicators facilitate correct dosage and the application of medicine

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.

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.

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.

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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.

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.

Fraud is a serious issue for drug manufacturing, and pharmaceutical and medical device regulations using serialization have been mandated to defend against counterfeiting.

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.

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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.

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AIM Revises RFID Standard for Healthcare Industry

AIM Standard 7351731 Offers Guidance Evaluating the Immunity of Medical Devices from Exposure to RFID.

Traceability comes with challenges including master data exchange.

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.

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.

Healthcare Packaging's Life Science Logistics Playbook

Healthcare Packaging's Life Science Logistics Playbook

Shipping temperature-controlled products? Get tips on preventing excursions and waste, developing a validation master plan, characterizing shipping lanes, and more.

A new offering in the connected packaging space—RFID-embedded vial labels that manufacturers can implement without artwork changes.

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.

Molecular tagging and blockchain keep cannabis safe across the supply chain.

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.

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HDA’s Traceability Webinar Series Explores the Path to 2023

The series takes place on April 15, April 29, May 12, and May 19, and covers DSCSA basics, data exchange, practical approaches for health system pharmacies, and more.

Part 2: RFID Labels Open Doors for Continuous Supply Chain Improvement

In this Q&A, a manager of pharmacy operations explains why RFID-embedded vial labels just may change the world of inventory management and dispensing.

With the CCL/Kit Check partnership, manufacturers receive labels with RFID inlay that appear identical to their existing label—and don’t require artwork changes and new FDA approval—and do not affect packaging lines.

Part 1: From Drug Supply to Staffing, the Benefits of RFID Integrated into Vial Labels

In this Q&A, a manager of pharmacy operations explains why RFID-embedded vial labels just may change the world of inventory management and dispensing.

Sovereign Pharmaceuticals Becomes First Manufacturer to Earn All GS1 EPCIS Trustmarks for FDA DSCSA Interoperability Mandate

Drummond Group & Vantage Consulting Key Partners in Sovereign’s Implementation of Drummond Certified™ QU4RTET Track and Trace Solution

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Covectra: Smart Label and Mobile Authentication

Next Generation Stellaguard brings mobile product authentication to consumers worldwide; combines two methods of simultaneous authentication with serialization and random patterns and numbers of holographic stars.

With MEMS AS®-Platform from AARDEX, the data from the dosing history of the smart packaging from Schreiner MediPharm are visualized and analyzed.

Schreiner MediPharm and AARDEX: Smart Digital Therapy Management Solution for Clinical Trials

Smart Blister Packs and Smart Kit Boxes link medicine packaging with matching software for enhanced trial participant monitoring capabilities.

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The Antares Vision Group Expands Software Capabilities Through the Acquisition of Rfxcel Corporation

Combining rfXcel’s software platform with Antares Vision Group’s Track & Trace complete solution will enhance value for Life Science and Food & Beverage customers in North America, Europe and Asia.

PLD will assemble and apply Varcode “Smart Tags” to products onsite and inline as they roll down the assembly line.

Partnership to Build Cold Chain Monitoring into Pharma Manufacturing, Packaging, Distribution

‘Smart Tag’ technology will track and measure product safety and quality from production through delivery.

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Supply Chain Resiliency in the Face of Covid-19

MIT's Dr. David Simchi-Levi visited with Keren Sookne, Healthcare Packaging, during PACK EXPO Connects to re-examine how life science companies think about the supply chain.

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Serialization 101

Fraud is a serious issue for drug manufacturing, and pharmaceutical and medical device regulations using serialization have been mandated to defend against counterfeiting.

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Traceability and Challenges in Perishable Food and E-commerce

Serialization, logistics for COVID-19 vaccines and treatments, and how food is starting to feel a lot more like pharma regarding regulatory hurdles and temperature control.

Counting Down the Top 10 Articles of 2020 - #8: CDMO Speeds Line with L4 Serialization

Join us as we look back at the most-read Healthcare Packaging stories of 2020. At #8, we cover one CDMO’s implementation of an open-source serialization system.

In implementing a range of highly automated, interoperable systems and other workflow systems, the health system has achieved advanced pharmacy safety and operational efficiencies.

ARxIUM Completes Expansion of UNC Health Pharmacy Operations

Installation of systemwide inventory management application provides tracking of COVID-19 medications.

The line debuts as pharma companies look to initiate aggregation practices well ahead of the looming 2023 DSCSA deadline.

Reed-Lane Adds Carton Track & Trace Line and Expands Injectables Kitting Operations

Contract packager ready for aggregation well ahead of 2023 DSCSA deadline; new vial & syringe kitting space meets growing demand.

RFID-Labels from Schreiner MediPharm are designed for frictionless integration and smooth processing on unit-level pharmaceutical packaging lines.

A Push to Drive RFID-based Smart Systems

Schreiner MediPharm joins DoseID, a consortium seeking RFID tracking standardization in the healthcare sector.

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Serialization Continues to Impact Pharma Automation Investments

Automation and IoT are on trend, as the industry continues to meet serialization regulations.

Crowdsourcing Protection Against Counterfeiting

Systech’s bidirectional communication capacity is designed to increase brand protection. Increased detection may act as a deterrent to counterfeiters.

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Trends In Healthcare

Healthcare Packaging’s Keren Sookne discusses this year's trends in pharma, medical devices, and supplements including cannabis, more accurate dosing, track & trace, etc.