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Section: Logistics > Traceability/Serialization
Supply Chain
Smart Packaging Illustrates Ongoing Industrial Revolution
The AIPIA World Congress proved smart packaging holds promise for brand objectives like traceability, recyclability, consumer engagement, food waste reduction, and supply chain logistics. Can tech suppliers band together to deliver total solutions?
January 23, 2023
The AIPIA World Congress in Amsterdam was convened in person for the first time since 2019, and given the long interval since we last visited, the technology and had advanced considerably.
Traceability/Serialization
GS1 US: Why the Barcode Isn't Going Anywhere
"We’re thrilled to have deep collaboration with members like Amazon, which currently sits on our Board of Governors, to drive supply chain and ecommerce innovation while also meeting the growing needs of today’s connected consumer."
January 13, 2023
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Supply Chain
Distribution Management Conference and Expo to Be Held March 12 to 15, 2023
Healthcare Distribution Alliance (HDA)
Hosted by the Healthcare Distribution Alliance, the event will focus on how companies can comply with the Drug Supply Chain Security Act, which goes into effect in November 2023.
December 29, 2022
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Traceability/Serialization
HDA Publication Shines Light on Specialty Distribution Intricacies
Healthcare Distribution Alliance (HDA)
Data reveal a typical HDA-member specialty distributor delivered products to approximately 56,000 provider ship-to points daily in 2021. PLUS: Attend the HDA Distribution Management Conference March 12-15 in Indianapolis.
December 15, 2022
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Traceability/Serialization
DoseID Consortium Becomes UnitVisID
Originally launched as the DoseID Consortium, the organization has changed its name to better reflect its efforts around medication visibility and the benefits to hospitals and the supply chain.
December 13, 2022
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Labeling/Printing
RFID Tag Encoding and Logging Solution
SATO America
The Sato and Loftware cloud-based solution helps producers of medical devices and pharmaceuticals meet stringent traceability requirements.
November 22, 2022
Sato
Packaging/Filling
Quotables and By the Numbers: November 2022
Quotes and stats on clinical trial demographics, modes of transportation, the personalized medicine market, and more...
November 21, 2022
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Robotics/Automation
Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, and Gerresheimer Transform Primary Packaging into Digital Twins
The two companies jointly developed a digital twin solution to further ensure traceability and trust in crucial steps along the pharmaceutical supply chain.
November 4, 2022
The joint PoC of Gerresheimer and Merck comprises physical syringes with a secure unique ID, a smartphone application, and access to the digital platform of Merck in order to unlock the digital twin features. (Image: Gerresheimer)
Traceability/Serialization
Graphic Packaging Introducing Advanced Pack Serialization Solution
Graphic Packaging International
The new product will help pharma companies clamp down on counterfeit healthcare products and improve patient safety.
November 2, 2022
Graphic Packaging Serialisation
Regulatory
FDA’s Proposed Change to NDC: Comments Due Nov. 22, 2022
The NDC proposal is intended to minimize the impact of “running out of ten-digit national drug codes (NDCs) by adopting a single, uniform 12-digit format for FDA-assigned NDCs.”
November 1, 2022
Proposed NDC segments and formats. Source: FDA
Traceability/Serialization
How Missing Traceability Data Might Affect Pharmacy Patients
If accurate and complete pharma traceability data isn't supplied to pharmacists, they may end up scrambling to serve the patients in front of them. Pharmacy leaders discuss how this may affect relationships with nonconforming trading partners.
October 14, 2022
HDA Traceability Seminar dispenser panel (from left): moderator Ronald Bone, HDA Consultant, Ronald N. Bone Consulting LLC; Ian Cannell, Kaiser Permanente; Lisa Schwartz, National Community Pharmacists Association; and Leon Nevers, H-E-B.
Traceability/Serialization
Experts Still Concerned About Exceptions Under DSCSA
Live from HDA's Traceability Seminar 2022: Data issues may cause double the product holdup when a mismatch of product and data are shipped.
October 13, 2022
From left at the HDA Traceability Seminar: moderator Anita T. Ducca, HDA; Matt Sample, AmerisourceBergen Corporation; Arthi Nagaraj, Sanofi US; Julie Malone, Value Drug Company; and Michael Mazur, Pfizer Inc.
Traceability/Serialization
DSCSA: Labels Practically as Important as the Medicine Itself
In becoming compliant with interoperable data exchange requirements under DSCSA, don’t overlook the pharmaceutical label itself. Missing case labels or faded inks can pose threats.
October 4, 2022
If wholesalers are unable to read serial numbers or case label information, that product will need to be quarantined, researched, and verified, causing a supply chain disruption.
Traceability/Serialization
HDA Statement on FDA Proposed National Standards for Licensure of Distributors and 3PLs
Healthcare Distribution Alliance (HDA)
“...with the deadline to comply with DSCSA’s final phase almost one year away, time is of the essence. That is why HDA urges FDA to align certain sections of the rule as closely as possible so distributors and 3PLs can comply with parallel provisions.”
September 8, 2022
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Traceability/Serialization
Perspective: Making Traceability Accessible
In our July/Aug 2022 issue: One system on the horizon creates a digital fingerprint of an item for authentication with the ubiquitous smartphone. Plus: med device stability testing, UDI implementation, and more.
August 26, 2022
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Industry News
SaferMe Contact Tracing Cards Are Now Monkeypox Ready
The devices work by transmitting Bluetooth low-energy signals to each other, without sharing location information or storing any personal information about the wearer.
August 9, 2022
Graphic courtesy of SaferMe
Materials
Companies Add Counterfeit Protection and Security Through Package Innovation
ThePackHub
See a few examples of counterfeit protection innovations from ThePackHub’s July Packaging Innovation Briefing Report.
July 26, 2022
Gerresheimer's permanent medicinal product codes
Traceability/Serialization
UDI Implementation Highlights Global Challenges
Q&A: At times, the hardest parts of UDI implementation are not about data matrices and linear barcodes at all. Jay Crowley talks global databases, portfolio management, and workforce issues.
July 25, 2022
Some manufacturers continue to use proprietary barcodes for various purposes that existed before UDI along with a UDI barcode. This can confuse downstream users. [Getty]
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