| Rank |
Title/Link |
Date Published |
Comments |
| 1. |
Anatomy Of The National Drug Code |
January 3rd, 2012 |
1 |
| 2. |
The Significance of the Abbott, McKesson and VA Pilot |
November 12th, 2012 |
8 |
| 3. |
Will The California ePedigree Dates Slip Again? |
November 5th, 2012 |
9 |
| 4. |
IBM Divests EPCIS and ePedigree Suite |
October 5th, 2012 |
4 |
| 5. |
The Florida Pedigree Law |
August 10th, 2009 |
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| 6. |
Anatomy of a GTIN |
January 16th, 2012 |
9 |
| 7. |
FDA Proposed UDI: The GUDID Database |
September 10th, 2012 |
2 |
| 8. |
FDA Proposed UDI: A Revolution In Number Assignment |
August 20th, 2012 |
1 |
| 9. |
California Board of Pharmacy Clarifies Use Of GS1 EPCIS |
December 17th, 2012 |
2 |
| 10. |
E-Pedigree Vendor Selection |
February 25th, 2013 |
10 |
| 11. |
The New GS1 Healthcare US Track & Trace Guidance |
March 11th, 2013 |
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| 12. |
Depicting An NDC Within A GTIN |
January 23rd, 2012 |
1 |
| 13. |
InBrief: The Pharma Track & Trace Bill Has Passed the U.S. House Of Representatives |
June 4th, 2013 |
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| 14. |
The Different Goals of Anti-Counterfeiting Technologies and Serialization |
November 26th, 2012 |
6 |
| 15. |
RFID is DEAD…at Unit-Level in Pharma |
April 12th, 2010 |
15 |
| 16. |
Could It Be The Cloud? More Thoughts On IBM’s Divestiture Of Its EPCIS And E-Pedigree Suite |
October 8th, 2012 |
7 |
| 17. |
The New Pharma Track & Trace Discussion Draft In The Senate |
April 22nd, 2013 |
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| 18. |
Congressional Legislation Development: Mad Libs Edition! |
October 29th, 2012 |
3 |
| 19. |
California Responds To The Senate Pharma Track & Trace Discussion Draft |
May 6th, 2013 |
1 |
| 20. |
Can HIBCC Withstand The GS1 Tide In Medical Device Identification? |
December 3rd, 2012 |
5 |
| 21. |
The New Grandfathering Provisions Of The California Pedigree Law |
March 4th, 2013 |
1 |
| 22. |
So a customer demands that you use GLN’s and GTIN’s. What next? |
March 22nd, 2010 |
2 |
| 23. |
Pharma Anti-Counterfeiting and Serialization |
November 19th, 2012 |
1 |
| 24. |
“The Shadows Of Things That MAY BE, Only” : EPCIS and California Compliance |
January 7th, 2013 |
1 |
| 25. |
How Pedigrees Protect The Drug Supply: The Case Against Cumberland Distribution |
January 28th, 2013 |
4 |
| 26. |
Should GS1 Continue Developing ePedigree Standards? |
September 17th, 2012 |
2 |
| 27. |
California ePedigree Uncertainty |
February 4th, 2013 |
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| 28. |
An Industry Protection Bill Concealed Under The Veil Of Patient Protection |
May 13th, 2013 |
1 |
| 29. |
The Viability of Global Track & Trace Models |
May 2nd, 2011 |
3 |
| 30. |
About |
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| 31. |
The Federal Lot-Based Pedigree Before Congress |
June 3rd, 2013 |
7 |
| 32. |
What If RxTEC Isn’t Adopted? |
March 19th, 2012 |
5 |
| 33. |
Pharma Aggregation: How Companies Are Achieving Perfection Today |
March 26th, 2012 |
7 |
| 34. |
The California ePedigree Timeline Vs. The Senate Bill Timeline |
June 24th, 2013 |
1 |
| 35. |
Updated HDMA Bar Code Guidance: A Must Read |
January 9th, 2012 |
1 |
| 36. |
InBrief: A Track And Trace Bill Has Made It To The House Floor |
May 15th, 2013 |
1 |
| 37. |
Ranbaxy, FDA, FDASIA and Indian Pharma Credibility |
May 20th, 2013 |
4 |
| 38. |
Repackaging Drugs Under A Serialization Regulation |
February 6th, 2012 |
1 |
| 39. |
FDA Proposed UDI: AIDC Requirements |
August 27th, 2012 |
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| 40. |
The Politics Of Federal Track & Trace Legislation |
May 29th, 2013 |
2 |
| 41. |
We Should Be Ashamed Of The U.S. Approach To Pharma Recalls |
October 22nd, 2012 |
5 |
| 42. |
The House Hearing on ‘Securing Our Nation’s Prescription Drug Supply Chain’ |
April 30th, 2013 |
1 |
| 43. |
Data Ownership In The Track & Trace Cloud |
January 14th, 2013 |
3 |
| 44. |
InBrief: A Track & Trace bill Has Made It To The Senate Floor |
May 22nd, 2013 |
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| 45. |
The Supply Chain Provisions Of The FDA Safety & Innovation Act |
February 11th, 2013 |
1 |
| 46. |
Q&A With Virginia Herold, Executive Officer, California Board Of Pharmacy |
April 1st, 2013 |
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| 47. |
Standards and Guidance For U.S. Pharma Supply Chain Technology |
August 6th, 2012 |
1 |
| 48. |
The Serial Number Handling In Your WMS Probably Isn’t Sufficient For Pharma Serialization |
April 30th, 2012 |
2 |
| 49. |
Are Your Drugs Exempt From The California Pedigree Law? |
March 25th, 2013 |
6 |
| 50. |
Who Will Decide Which Pedigree Model You Will Invest In? |
July 30th, 2012 |
5 |
| 51. |
WAR: GS1 Vs. HIBCC |
March 15th, 2010 |
3 |
| 52. |
How Counterfeit Avastin Penetrated the U.S. Supply Chain |
February 20th, 2012 |
20 |
| 53. |
Supply Chain Data Synchronization and Patient Safety |
February 22nd, 2010 |
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| 54. |
InBrief: RFID and Barcode Interoperability |
October 2nd, 2012 |
2 |
| 55. |
How To Make The Semi-Centralized Track & Trace Model A Reality |
December 10th, 2012 |
6 |
| 56. |
The Congressional Draft Proposal to Improve Drug Distribution Security |
October 25th, 2012 |
1 |
| 57. |
InBrief: Estimated Rise in Serialized Drugs in The U.S. Supply Chain, 2012 |
August 1st, 2012 |
1 |
| 58. |
InBrief: Pharma Supply Chain Criminals Get Justice |
September 24th, 2012 |
1 |
| 59. |
More Thoughts On The Congressional Discussion Draft |
November 1st, 2012 |
1 |
| 60. |
Draft Regulations On Certifications Within California ePedigrees |
April 15th, 2013 |
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| 61. |
InBrief: FDA Again Says It Plans To Publish Track & Trace Guidance By Year End |
January 31st, 2013 |
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| 62. |
Announcing, Dirk Rodgers Consulting, LLC |
July 16th, 2012 |
11 |
| 63. |
Well-Intended Report Calls For Global Track & Trace Of Pharmaceuticals |
February 18th, 2013 |
4 |
| 64. |
Contact Dirk |
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| 65. |
Would A U.S. Federal Pedigree Law Require A New UFA? |
May 28th, 2013 |
4 |
| 66. |
Why NOW Is The Time To Move Away From Linear Barcodes |
February 13th, 2012 |
8 |
| 67. |
The “Normal Distribution” Concept |
June 21st, 2010 |
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| 68. |
How Should Inference Work? |
January 23rd, 2013 |
2 |
| 69. |
InBrief: Can ePedigree Be Deferred Until Mid-2016? |
April 4th, 2013 |
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| 70. |
House Subcommittee To Markup Track & Trace Draft Today And Tomorrow |
May 7th, 2013 |
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| 71. |
California’s Draft Inference Regulation |
April 23rd, 2013 |
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| 72. |
Terminology: Track and Trace, and Pedigree |
October 7th, 2010 |
2 |
| 73. |
FDA Aligns with GS1 SGTIN For SNDC |
March 29th, 2010 |
3 |
| 74. |
Do We Even Need To Mandate Drug Pedigrees Anymore? |
December 6th, 2010 |
2 |
| 75. |
U.S. Pharma Supply Chain Complexity |
May 23rd, 2011 |
8 |
| 76. |
The Surprise Consequence of the California Pedigree Law |
March 5th, 2012 |
10 |
| 77. |
GS1 Standards – Betcha Can’t Use Just One! |
April 2nd, 2012 |
3 |
| 78. |
The Board of Pharmacy Must Respond To Ideas For Making EPCIS Work |
April 8th, 2013 |
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| 79. |
Falling Between The Cracks Of The California Pedigree Law |
June 17th, 2013 |
2 |
| 80. |
Attributes Of A Global Track & Trace Application |
February 14th, 2011 |
6 |
| 81. |
Hey California Board of Pharmacy: Your Time Is Running Out! |
June 26th, 2013 |
2 |
| 82. |
Why GS1 EPCIS Alone Won’t Work For California Pedigree, Part 1 |
October 24th, 2011 |
2 |
| 83. |
The California Pedigree Law |
September 7th, 2009 |
3 |
| 84. |
Walgreens, Automation, And Erasing Disabilities |
January 16th, 2013 |
4 |
| 85. |
Should Pharmacies Decommission EPCs Upon Dispense? |
June 10th, 2013 |
4 |
| 86. |
Why GS1 EPCIS Alone Won’t Work For California Pedigree, Part 2 |
November 14th, 2011 |
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| 87. |
Your GS1 Company Prefix: An Enterprise Resource |
April 23rd, 2012 |
4 |
| 88. |
Anatomy Of An FDA SNI |
January 30th, 2012 |
2 |
| 89. |
Will the FDA Accept RFID for Drug Identification? |
February 27th, 2012 |
4 |
| 90. |
FAQ’s |
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| 91. |
InBrief: California Board of Pharmacy Webcasts |
September 5th, 2012 |
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| 92. |
Robert J. “Bob” Bergantino (1960-2012) |
December 10th, 2012 |
4 |
| 93. |
The Modern Pharmaceutical Wholesaler and the Approaching Transformation |
May 17th, 2010 |
|
| 94. |
Pharma Serialization ROI |
January 3rd, 2011 |
1 |
| 95. |
Consulting |
|
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| 96. |
InBrief: CBO Estimates H.R. 1919 Would Exceed Unfunded Mandate Threshold For Private Entities |
June 3rd, 2013 |
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| 97. |
Inference in the Pharmaceutical Supply Chain |
May 24th, 2010 |
3 |
| 98. |
InBrief: Illegally Imported Drugs Found To Be Counterfeit…Again |
February 6th, 2013 |
|
| 99. |
The Best Laid Plans… |
March 18th, 2013 |
|
| 100. |
InBrief: Pharma Supply Chain Community Calls For Solutions To Security Problems |
February 1st, 2013 |
|
| 101. |
InBrief: FDA To Publish Track & Trace Standard By Year End |
March 28th, 2012 |
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| 102. |
How To Maximize The ROI Of Attending A Conference |
October 17th, 2012 |
2 |
| 103. |
PDUFA Will Not Include RxTEC |
June 18th, 2012 |
4 |
| 104. |
Summer News |
June 20th, 2013 |
4 |
| 105. |
California’s Draft Regulation on Inspections |
April 29th, 2013 |
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| 106. |
GS1 Identifiers and EPC’s in EDI Messages: Important New HDMA Guidance |
January 31st, 2011 |
1 |
| 107. |
California Pedigree Law: Historic Change to Commerce |
June 14th, 2010 |
7 |
| 108. |
The Importance of Standards |
July 12th, 2009 |
1 |
| 109. |
The Built-in Protections Of The U.S. Pharma Supply Chain |
May 7th, 2012 |
13 |
| 110. |
A Semi-Centralized, Semi-Distributed Pedigree System Idea |
September 27th, 2010 |
6 |
| 111. |
Pedigree Will Change FOB Terms |
October 19th, 2010 |
2 |
| 112. |
A Quick Note About The UDI Conference September 18 & 19, 2012 |
August 17th, 2012 |
2 |
| 113. |
Advertise on RxTrace |
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| 114. |
The Future of Traceability Repositories and Inventory Management Systems |
November 8th, 2010 |
1 |
| 115. |
Will The Pharma Supply Chain Find Any Value In GS1 Discovery Services? |
February 8th, 2010 |
8 |
| 116. |
The Preemption Provisions Built Into The California Pedigree Law |
June 4th, 2012 |
10 |
| 117. |
InBrief: ePedigree Models and Points of Failure |
April 10th, 2012 |
3 |
| 118. |
Pharmaceutical Anti-Counterfeiting, A First-Rate New Resource |
September 20th, 2011 |
|
| 119. |
Three Years of Heat and Light |
July 9th, 2012 |
2 |
| 120. |
Home |
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| 121. |
Inspecting An Electronic Pedigree |
October 31st, 2011 |
6 |
| 122. |
An Open Letter to GS1, RE: GDSN Marketing |
May 14th, 2012 |
5 |
| 123. |
The Good News About Cancer Treatments |
July 23rd, 2012 |
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| 124. |
Could This Be Your Future Track & Trace/ePedigree Exchange Solution? |
December 5th, 2011 |
10 |
| 125. |
Celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. |
January 21st, 2013 |
1 |
| 126. |
Before You Participate in The GS1 US 2015 Readiness Program, Read This |
October 4th, 2010 |
2 |
| 127. |
Return Of Two Classics |
July 30th, 2012 |
1 |
| 128. |
Some People Actually WANT To Buy Counterfeit Drugs |
June 11th, 2012 |
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| 129. |
Reliance on Trust in the U.S. Pharma Supply Chain |
April 26th, 2011 |
7 |
| 130. |
“Why the rush for GS1 standards?” |
January 19th, 2010 |
4 |
| 131. |
California Enforcement Subcommittee Moves To Require FDA SNI |
March 23rd, 2012 |
2 |
| 132. |
Lessons from “Drug Theft Goes Big” |
April 19th, 2011 |
5 |
| 133. |
Before You Sign Up For GDSN, Get Your Data In Order With A Data Quality Program |
May 21st, 2012 |
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| 134. |
New RxTrace Column in Healthcare Packaging Magazine |
February 21st, 2013 |
1 |
| 135. |
Master Data, Supply Chain Master Data and Instance Data |
September 30th, 2009 |
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| 136. |
James “Jim” Dowden (1955? – 2012) |
May 10th, 2012 |
5 |
| 137. |
Illegitimate Drugs In The U.S. Supply Chain: Needle In A Haystack |
June 6th, 2011 |
1 |
| 138. |
The Abrupt Surge of Interest in Serialization and ePedigree Topics |
March 12th, 2012 |
3 |
| 139. |
“The State of Healthcare Logistics” |
October 7th, 2009 |
7 |
| 140. |
What are Pedigree Laws Trying to Accomplish Anyway? |
November 2nd, 2009 |
6 |
| 141. |
Pelotonia 2012…180 Miles! |
August 15th, 2012 |
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| 142. |
InBrief: Pharma Supply Chain Criminals Get Justice, Part 2 |
November 21st, 2012 |
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| 143. |
Should FDA Cede All Standards Development To GS1? |
April 16th, 2012 |
1 |
| 144. |
Charles “Chuck” Schramek (1945 – 2010) |
January 16th, 2010 |
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| 145. |
Estimated Rise In Serialized Drugs In The U.S. Supply Chain |
August 3rd, 2010 |
4 |
| 146. |
Plateaus of Pharma Supply Chain Security |
May 31st, 2011 |
6 |
| 147. |
Estimated Rise in Serialized Drugs in The U.S. Supply Chain, 2011 |
August 1st, 2011 |
1 |
| 148. |
Masterpiece: GS1 Tag Data Standard 1.5 |
August 30th, 2010 |
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| 149. |
Impact of RxUSA v. HHS On Future Pedigree Legislation |
November 7th, 2011 |
5 |
| 150. |
Summer Writing |
June 25th, 2012 |
3 |
| 151. |
Electronic Message Security and More on Certifications |
January 24th, 2011 |
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| 152. |
Should Regulations Dictate Technology? |
November 28th, 2011 |
4 |
| 153. |
Privacy Policy |
|
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| 154. |
Writing Is Thinking. For Example, Ken Traub |
November 29th, 2010 |
3 |
| 155. |
Dangerous Doses |
July 20th, 2009 |
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| 156. |
Who’s Responsible for Global Supply Chain Security? |
September 21st, 2009 |
2 |
| 157. |
California Board of Pharmacy Re-awaken |
September 1st, 2011 |
3 |
| 158. |
SNI’s Are Not Enough In a Plateau-Based Supply Chain Security Approach |
June 13th, 2011 |
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| 159. |
Will The Pharma Supply Chain Be Able To Use Inference? Maybe Not! |
June 7th, 2010 |
13 |
| 160. |
Use of GLN and GTIN for Pedigree Regulatory Compliance |
November 16th, 2009 |
3 |
| 161. |
Certifications In A California-Compliant Drug Pedigree |
October 26th, 2010 |
6 |
| 162. |
Yifan “Ivan” Shen (1962–2010) |
August 17th, 2010 |
26 |
| 163. |
Safe Prescription Drug Reimportation: An Oxymoron |
October 13th, 2011 |
1 |
| 164. |
The Legitimate and Illegitimate Supply Chains |
August 23rd, 2009 |
|
| 165. |
How to Stop Pharmaceutical Cargo Theft |
November 29th, 2009 |
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| 166. |
The Deputized Supply Chain |
January 31st, 2010 |
1 |
| 167. |
Who owns supply chain visibility data? |
December 31st, 2009 |
1 |
| 168. |
Innovation and the “Authenticating Wholesaler” Idea |
May 4th, 2010 |
5 |
| 169. |
Pew Prescription Project: After Heparin |
July 18th, 2011 |
2 |
| 170. |
Digital Signatures |
August 26th, 2009 |
|
| 171. |
Partnership For Safe Medicines Interchange 2010 |
October 12th, 2010 |
1 |
| 172. |
STEP #1: Raise Penalties For Drug Crimes To Reflect The Widespread Harm They Can Inflict |
November 21st, 2011 |
1 |
| 173. |
Welcome to rxTrace |
July 4th, 2009 |
1 |
| 174. |
GS1 |
July 28th, 2009 |
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| 175. |
Fundamental Law of Commerce |
July 8th, 2009 |
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| 176. |
Pedigree Models and Supply Chain Master Data |
October 19th, 2009 |
3 |
| 177. |
RxTrace: Sophomore Effort |
July 11th, 2011 |
1 |
| 178. |
Stop Claiming that 10% of Drugs Worldwide are Counterfeit |
September 20th, 2010 |
3 |
| 179. |
PDMA Lawsuit Resolved? |
November 11th, 2009 |
1 |
| 180. |
Subscribing to RxTrace |
August 2nd, 2009 |
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| 181. |
RxTrace, One Year Retrospective |
July 6th, 2010 |
3 |
| 182. |
New Layout for RxTrace |
January 13th, 2010 |
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| 183. |
Discounts For PSM Interchange 2011 End Next Week |
September 8th, 2011 |
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| 184. |
Happy Holidays 2010 |
December 17th, 2010 |
5 |
