It’s time to think about what is likely to happen in 2016 with regard to pharma serialization and traceability. As part of that, let me remind you right off the top to fill out the 2016 RxTrace U.S. Pharma Traceability Survey, sponsored by Frequentz. You don’t have to be a subscriber to respond and the results will also be open to everyone in the coming months.
So what about 2016? I think Continue reading RxTrace Preview of 2016
This morning the FDA is due to publish an announcement for an opportunity to comment on their proposed collection of certain information as part of ongoing requests for exemptions from the linear “barcode rule” that has been in effect since April 26, 2006. The FDA is soliciting comments on the barcode label requirements for Continue reading FDA Still Receives Requests For Exemptions From 2006 Barcode Rule
This is a “sponsored” essay, which simply means it is free to everyone and does not count against their one free essay per month for those who are not full subscribers. The reason for that is to maximize the number of people who have the opportunity to tell the FDA how they are progressing toward the DSCSA serialization deadline, and do so anonymously. Continue reading Sponsored: Tell The FDA About Your Progress Toward The DSCSA Serialization Deadline, Anonymously
Last Friday was the deadline for the FDA to publish four new guidance documents under the Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA) (see “Decoding The FDA’s DSCSA Timeline”). The deadline was established by the U.S. Congress when they enacted the legislation and it was signed by President Obama on November 27, 2013 (see “It’s Official, President Obama Signs H.R. 3204, DQSA, Into Law”). But time spent by the FDA to meet their obligations under the DSCSA is “unfunded”. That is, Congress did not provide any specific additional money to pay for the FDA’s new obligations under the DSCSA. It is an unfunded mandate.
Fortunately the FDA is Continue reading FDA DSCSA Deadline Passes Quietly
Early this morning the FDA published a revised version of its “DSCSA Implementation: Product Tracing Requirements for Dispensers — Compliance Policy“, originally published on July 6, 2015 (see “FDA Publishes New Guidance Delaying Dispenser 3T Requirements Until November 1, 2015“). That original document established the FDA’s intention to exercise “enforcement discretion” on dispenser transactions that fall under the Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA) dispenser requirements to receive Transaction Information (TI),Transaction History (TH) and a Transaction Statement (TS) until November 1, 2015, a four month delay in enforcement.
The revision published today pushes Continue reading FDA Extends Dispenser Delay in DSCSA Enforcement
Last week I attended my favorite annual conference on pharma serialization and tracing in the U.S.: The Healthcare Distribution Management Association’s (HDMA) Traceability Seminar. They call it a “seminar” because the subject of the sessions are generally the same every year, but it is better than any other third-party conference, primarily because the right people attend it: lots of people from drug manufacturers, wholesale distributors and some dispensers. With this ideal spectrum of attendees, it is very easy to get your questions answered, in the hallway between sessions if not in the sessions themselves.
Of course, every year the folks from the FDA who are directly responsible for writing regulations related to the Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA) provide Continue reading Aggregation –> Chargeback Accuracy –> ROI
One of the problems with trying to respond overnight to big announcements made by regulators is that it’s easy to leave something significant out. And in the ensuing days you find out what you should have included in those original essays. That’s what happened with my two essays from last week: “Brazil Suspends Pharma Serialization And Tracing Requirements” and “FDA Posts Wholesale Distributor and 3PL License Database“.
So let me add a few more thoughts and observations regarding Continue reading More Thoughts On FDA and ANVISA
Yesterday the U.S. FDA posted the first issue of the wholesale distributor and third-party logistics provider (3PL) database as mandated by the Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA). Through this webpage, you can either download the entire database (in .XLS form), or enter a specific query and then download that result set if desired. I couldn’t get the result set download to work, so there are obviously some bugs that need to get worked out, but this is still an important step in the implementation of the DSCSA.
With this posting, anyone who buys drugs Continue reading FDA Posts Wholesale Distributor and 3PL License Database
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