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RFID

The Case Against RFID In Pharma

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It is pretty clear that there is not much interest in the use of Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID) in the pharmaceutical supply chain because every time I publish an essay in RxTrace about some aspect of it, there is a drop in readership.  So at the risk of taking another hit in readership, let’s take … Continue reading The Case Against RFID In Pharma →

Barcodes, RFID

InBrief: RFID and Barcode Interoperability

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There is a new and valuable resource available for anyone who needs to make use of both GS1 RFID and GS1 barcodes–or even just one or the other–on any product or shipping container and in any supply chain.  It is called “RFID Bar Code Interoperability, GS1 Guideline” and it is available as a free PDF download … Continue reading InBrief: RFID and Barcode Interoperability →

Data Carriers

Will the FDA Accept RFID for Drug Identification?

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It has been almost two years since I published “RFID is DEAD…at Unit-Level in Pharma” and we are approaching a pivotal decision by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that will determine whether or not RFID will be acceptable for identifying drugs in the U.S. supply chain.  Last Thursday was the scheduled final closing of … Continue reading Will the FDA Accept RFID for Drug Identification? →

Data Carriers

RFID is DEAD…at Unit-Level in Pharma

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That’s right.  And it comes from an economic reality that was evident even six years ago.  That was when a small group of people with various pharmaceutical supply chain backgrounds had an informal discussion of the relative costs and impacts that each of the three primary business segments in the supply chain would face in a … Continue reading RFID is DEAD…at Unit-Level in Pharma →