space—RFID-embedded vial labels that manufacturers can implement without artwork changes.
The pandemic has highlighted or magnified all sorts of pros and cons about the healthcare supply chain. One thing has become abundantly clear—it’s more important than ever to know your supply levels, locations, and how fast you can move these products.
This means different things to different people. As a life science manufacturer, your concerns may be upstream, with longer lead times for certain packaging components and raw materials—especially resins. For hospitals and health systems, tracking medications from the pharmacy to the crash cart is critical to patient safety and preventing waste in the form of expired drugs. In a recent two-part series, we cover a new offering in the connected packaging space—RFID-embedded vial labels that manufacturers can implement without artwork changes. A manager of pharmacy operations explains why demand for RFID-labeled vials at health systems is increasing, and how RFID may change the world of inventory management and dispensing.
