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Section: Logistics > Traceability/Serialization
Traceability/Serialization
Using Holography to Fight Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Brand Piracy
Column: New trends in pharma packaging follow developments in emerging markets, demographic changes and new technologies that include holography, says chairman of the International Hologram Manufacturers Association.
October 24, 2019
Holographic foils can be used to great effect to differentiate product at the point-of-sale.
Supply Chain
DSCSA: Where Are We, and Where Are We Going?
Recapping current progress, the Nov. 2019 saleable returns deadline and the supply chain transformation expected in 2023.
September 17, 2019
DSCSA: Where Are We, and Where Are We Going?
Traceability/Serialization
Pharma can be Instructive on Food Track and Trace
While saying 'serialization' is coming to food isn’t quite right, and in fact is fraught with pitfalls, looking to pharma for lessons learned still will be critical.
December 11, 2018
Jim Chrzan, VP, Content and Brand Strategy
Pharmaceuticals
Making a Plea for a Single Product Identifier
HDA’s response to FDA’s Draft on DSCSA Product Identifiers notes lack of time to respond. GTIN or NDC identifier, human-readable expiration date format also pose concerns.
December 4, 2018
HDA’s response to FDA’s Draft on DSCSA Product Identifiers identifies lack of time to respond. GTIN or NDC identifier, human-readable expiration date format also pose concerns.
Pharmaceuticals
FDA’s Late Recommendation on Human-Readable Format
What makes this new draft guidance frustrating is that it was published after drug manufacturers have finished configuring, testing, deploying and validating their serialization solutions in advance of the November deadline.
October 3, 2018
What makes this new draft guidance frustrating is that it was published after drug manufacturers have finished configuring, testing, deploying and validating their serialization solutions in advance of the November deadline.
Pharmaceuticals
Aggregation: The Achilles’ Heel of Pharma Supply Chain Operation Under a Serialization Regulation
Aggregation data is the only thing that will ease the burden of compliance for downstream trading partners in a serialized world, says RxTrace’s Dirk Rodgers.
August 21, 2018
View of a layer of pharmaceutical cartons inside a case. (Photo courtesy of Omega Design.)
Traceability/Serialization
Could Penny-Pinching on Labels Derail Your Serialization Investment?
Part II of a two-part series emphasizes the significance of labeling in serialization, aggregation, and in temperature-sensitive environments.
August 15, 2018
Supply chain infographic provided by Domino.
Pharmaceuticals
FDA Takes More Active Role Regarding DSCSA
The agency, as well as the Healthcare Distribution Alliance and GS1 US, provide educational guidance for the pharmaceutical industry, notes RxTrace’s Dirk Rodgers.
July 10, 2018
The agency, as well as the Healthcare Distribution Alliance and GS1 US, provide educational guidance for the pharmaceutical industry, notes RxTrace’s Dirk Rodgers.
Pharmaceuticals
Barcode Integrity Crucial for Brand Authentication, Anti-Counterfeiting and Regulatory Compliance
Industry assessments are demonstrating that using verifiable, standards-based barcodes to improve traceability, block counterfeits and address regulation requirements will also enable operational, economic and patient safety improvements.
May 15, 2018
A barcode assessment conducted by AmerisourceBergen and McKesson Pharmaceutical, in collaboration with GS1 Healthcare US—just six months before the November 2017 deadline—found only 6.6 percent of 16,618 pharmaceutical packages scanned met the DSCSA requirement for a readable barcode with four data elements.
Supply Chain
Unusable Barcodes Present Troubling Compliance Issue
GS1 US, AmerisourceBergen and McKesson assessment of DSCSA serialization implementation progress reveals barcode readability issues.
March 19, 2018
GS1 US, AmerisourceBergen and McKesson assessment of DSCSA serialization implementation progress reveals barcode readability issues.
Pharmaceuticals
Will Serialization Truly Secure the Pharmaceutical Supply Chain?
As the pharmaceutical industry continues to invest in resources to meet DSCSA compliance deadlines, one industry professional questions whether serialization can resolve the problem of counterfeits.
September 15, 2017
A consumer scans a coded pharmaceutical carton at a pharmacy.
Traceability/Serialization
Rumors Around the Industry: What’s Happening with Serialization Deadlines?
No word, official or otherwise, has come out regarding a delay in serialization deadlines, but will that remain the case?
May 26, 2017
Rumors Around the Industry: What’s Happening with Serialization Deadlines?
Traceability/Serialization
Death Row Records
The execution fiasco in Arkansas left drug manufacturers scrambling to figure out how the state's Department of Correction got their hands on a supply of lethal injection drugs. Could serialization have helped?
May 15, 2017
Regardless of how you feel about capital punishment, serialization would have, at least, helped manufacturers quickly identify if the drugs in question were their products.
Traceability/Serialization
Serialization Standards for the Plant
OPEN-SCS is solving how to seamlessly exchange serialization data between packaging lines by leveraging existing plant floor standards. The group promises that their work will result in an open global specification accessible to large and small manufacturers.
March 21, 2017
Marcel de Grutter, Executive Director of OPEN-SCS.
Materials
Laser Coding Helps to Deter Counterfeit Meds
Within the pharmaceutical industry, the quality of labeling and coding is paramount to ensure that the end user has access to clear, concise information and to help manufacturers be compliant with national and international labeling legislation.
March 17, 2017
Laser Coding Helps to Deter Counterfeit Meds
Materials
What To Expect in Medication Adherence Packaging
In this Q&A, Walter Berghahn, Executive Director, Healthcare Compliance Packaging Council, discusses packaging, technology, and cost issues in the ongoing effort to improve patient adherence to medication regimens.
January 18, 2017
Walter Berghahn, Executive Director, Healthcare Compliance Packaging Council
Materials
What To Expect in Medication Adherence Packaging
In this Q&A, Walter Berghahn, Executive Director, Healthcare Compliance Packaging Council, discusses packaging, technology, and cost issues in the ongoing effort to improve patient adherence to medication regimens.
January 18, 2017
Materials
Holograms Play Growing Role in Track and Trace Packaging
The technology can incorporate various data forms and product tracking information, as well as link on-pack product identification with supply chain management, market enforcement and forensic support services.
January 12, 2017
Holoptica has developed a new secure document verification and authentication product called DocVAULT that uses a new holographic feature called COMPASS.
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