Pharmaceutical Industry

Proof of Origin for Pharmaceuticals and a transparent Supply Chain

 

The number manipulated pharmaceuticals in the market increases. In USA authorities and federal states have reacted and have passed a patient’s protection bill. A clear identification of the medication package and its traceable path through the supply chain from manufacturer to patient are clamed.

Here RFID as identification technology offers a high benefit. Harder to falsify than barcodes and easier readable, RFID enables not only the authentication of a medication but also improves logistic processes. And even in hospitals RFID can prevent a wrong medication of patients.

Besides known advantages - such as reduction of loss, improvement of efficiency in logistics, inventory reduction - RFID offers further advantages:

• Manufacturers can guarantee their patients genuine medication and increase customer retention.
• Grey markets become transparent and can be purged.
• Forgeries are identified in pharmacies or hospitals at the latest and are separated.