Sponsored: 2021 UDI Conference Has Been Rescheduled

This event has been rescheduled to April 12-13, 2021.

Calling all medical device manufacturers, distributors, GPO’s, Providers, and healthcare industry stakeholders to make plans now to be in Baltimore in ???! The 12th annual UDI Conference continues to be the platform for you to stay informed about the latest developments in UDI implementation, enabling technology, regulatory updates, Provider momentum, and Global expansion.

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ACTION REQUIRED: RxTrace Subscriber Update

To tell which type of notification email you are receiving, check the bottom line for the text “Email subscriptions powered by FeedBlitz. If you don’t see it, you are probably receiving the new WordPress notification emails. If you are confused, contact me.

Changes are coming to the way you connect with RxTrace.  Next month RxTrace will return to being free to everyone and open to all.  For the last year, all paid subscriptions have been pro-rated to end in March 2020.  As part of that approaching transition I will switch back to an email notification system that I used between 2010 and 2012.  It’s less configurable and less controllable…but it’s a free service!  What that means is, if you are currently receiving “Feedblitz” email notifications whenever new RxTrace essays are posted—whether on a paid or FREE subscriptionyou will need to “re-subscribe” to the “Wordpress” email notifications to continue receiving notices. Here’s how.

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WHO Publishes Draft Policy Brief for Medicines Traceability Regulations

Late last month the World Health Organization (WHO) published a draft “policy brief” for comments by February 28, 2020.  The draft is aimed at regulators of medicines around the world who might be considering the development of new medicines traceability mandates.  That pool of countries shrinks each year as more and more new mandates are announced, but considering the wide variations in the quality of the existing regulations, guidance aimed at those who would create new mandates is welcome.  Let’s take a look at the draft.

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What Happens To The FMD In the UK After Brexit Day? Seriously, Does Anyone Know?

Friday was “Brexit Day” in the United Kingdom—the last day the UK was a full member of the European Union.  At 11pm London time, the UK entered an 11 month “transition period” that will lead to the full exit on December 31, 2020.  On Wednesday the European Parliament voted overwhelmingly to accept the UK withdrawal agreement, but a lot more negotiations are necessary before a true “deal” is made.

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