Why serialization is vital for pharmaceutical product integrity in the cold chain

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More than ever before, drug security is an important issue in ensuring the integrity of medicines and vaccines reaching patients. The industry needs to demonstrate that we care for patients, and are putting all necessary measures in place to ensure that medicines are safe to be taken.

That means knowing the entire journey of a medicine through the supply chain, and having fully automated documentation about the conditions on its journey. One of the ways in which this can be addressed in the cold supply chain is through serialization. A key driver for implementing serialization will be global compliance requirements coming into play. The USA introduced the Drug Supply Chain Security Act at the end of 2013, which will require the availability of information at individual package level about where a drug has been in the supply chain.

Using SAP Event Management to ensure cold chain compliance

Serialization is a buzz right now, and for good reason as the DQSA kicks in to "low" gear. Pharma companies can no longer procrastinate and need to start the long process of imbdessing serialization in to all phases of their supply chain. The fun part is that they need to become compliant to satisfy the regulatory need but also need to ensure that their supply chain operates as efficiently in order to remain financially viable as a business. That is no easy task. I do digress a little from the topic I want to write about in this article although it is relevant to compliance.

Top five trends move the cold chain industry to the next level:capacity, last mile, and security become important

by Rene Tjong Tjin Tai, CEO, Dyzle There is now a good deal of awareness of the need for proper cold chain management in the storage and transportation of temperature-sensitive products in the pharmaceutical and food industry. In particular, there is now increasing pressure on manufacturers and logistics providers alike to ensure that regulatory requirements […]


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