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EPCIS Exception Handling: Building a Resilient DSCSA Supply Chain


The Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA) has transformed the way prescription drugs move through the U.S. supply chain. At the core of this transformation is the Electronic Product Code Information Services (EPCIS)standard, which ensures the interoperable exchange of serialized data at the package level.

But even in a fully digital ecosystem, problems can and do arise. 

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The Future of RxTrace Has Arrived

If you are a frequent RxTrace reader, you might have notice that I haven’t
been writing for a while.  No, I haven’t been sick with Covid-19 (not yet
anyway) or sick with anything else.  No, I didn’t run for elective office in
the recent general election.  Any other theories?  In reality, I intended to
take the month of March off as a well-deserved vacation, and I did that.
Then, when Covid-19 hit, there wasn’t much to write about, mainly because of the uncertainty.  After that, I got busy with house remodeling projects and consulting.  And now I am announcing my retirement from most (maybe not all) consulting, and from RxTrace.

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