I think there is a significant difference between the traceability repositories we see on the market today and those that I think we are likely to see in the future. Today, traceability repositories are typically implemented by software suppliers as standalone applications or modules that we end users refer to as “an EPCIS”. We call … Continue reading The Future of Traceability Repositories and Inventory Management Systems
I’ve been involved in a number of conversations lately that included differing opinions about what will be necessary to “certify” a drug pedigree in California after their pedigree law goes into effect (2015-2017, depending on your role in the supply chain). It’s a contentious issue, especially for those who wish that a distributed pedigree model … Continue reading Certifications In A California-Compliant Drug Pedigree
Last Friday I attended the first annual Partnership For Safe Medicines (PSM)Interchange 2010 event. PSM is a coalition of organizations that are committed to the safety of prescription drugs and protecting consumers against unapproved, counterfeit, substandard, mishandled or otherwise unsafe medicines. PSM was started a few years ago to help educate healthcare professionals and the … Continue reading Partnership For Safe Medicines Interchange 2010
I don’t get paid for endorsements. I don’t sell my opinion. No one has my thoughts under their control. So when I tell you that the Healthcare Distribution Management Association’s HDMA Track and Trace Seminar is my favorite pharmaceutical industry serialization and pedigree seminar every year, you should know that’s my honest opinion. This year, the … Continue reading Terminology: Track and Trace, and Pedigree
Four years ago the GS1 EPCglobal Software Action Group (SAG) Drug Pedigree Messaging Work Group was wrapping up the standard specification for the GS1 Drug Pedigree Messaging Standard (DPMS, aka GS1 Pedigree Ratified Standard). That standard was developed through collaboration between U.S. pharmaceutical supply chain members, industry associations, solution providers and GS1. DPMS 1.0 was ratified … Continue reading A Semi-Centralized, Semi-Distributed Pedigree System Idea
Back in 2005 I created a line graph of my personal prediction of the percentage of pharmaceuticals in the U.S. supply chain that would be unit-level serialized by the manufacturer and I circulated it among my co-workers at the time. I based it purely on guesses that were “supported”–very flimsily–by the number of large pharmaceutical manufacturers who … Continue reading Estimated Rise In Serialized Drugs In The U.S. Supply Chain
RxTrace is now one year old. There are 34 essays that together amount to a true liberal exploration of the intersection between the pharmaceutical supply chain, track and trace technology, standards and regulatory compliance…as promised. My personal favorite essays from the past year, in chronological sequence are: The Florida Pedigree Law (August 10, 2009) The California Pedigree Law … Continue reading RxTrace, One Year Retrospective
“…[C]ommencing on July 1, 2016, a wholesaler or repackager may not sell, trade, or transfer a [prescription] drug at wholesale without providing a pedigree. …[C]ommencing on July 1, 2016, a wholesaler or repackager may not acquire a [prescription] drug without receiving a pedigree. …[C]ommencing on July 1, 2017, a pharmacy may not sell, trade, … Continue reading California Pedigree Law: Historic Change to Commerce
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