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EMA endorses global facilitation of track and trace systems
The European Medicines Agency has endorsed ICMRA recommendations to facilitate the use of track and trace systems for medicinal products at a global level.
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Pharma is making steady progress toward meeting 2023 DSCSA requirements, finds study
Over 90 percent of packages at three companies met all of the Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA) labelling requirements in 2020, despite there being three years until the final deadline.
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Packaging initiative to protect COVID-19 medicines against counterfeiting launched
The AlpVision COVID-19 Initiative will provide pharma companies with access to use a crytoglyph on their medicine packaging for free.
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COVID-19 vaccine: applying healthcare traceability learnings to ensure safe global distribution
Grant Courtney explains why traceability is vital for the current pandemic as it would guarantee that COVID-19 vaccines are safe, effective and suitably distributed.
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Industry executives call for track and trace systems in south-east Asia
A report has outlined the opportunities and challenges for the pharmaceutical industry in south-east Asia, including implementing a track and trace system as well as generics potential.
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Establishing a new pharmaceutical track and trace system in Dubai
Health authorities in Dubai have announced that they will introduce a new track and trace system to the emirate by mid-2020. This article investigates how this will help to improve the safety and quality of medicinal products.
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Packaging security trends in the pharmaceutical industry
Drug safety is a huge concern for big pharma and tampering and counterfeiting in the market is dangerous for both consumers and brands. In this article, Prakash Shetty shares the latest innovations in packaging design and highlights how tamper proofing and developments in technology can protect all concerned.
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Timetable reportedly set for national vaccine tracking system in China
A national vaccine tracking system in China will aim to be completed before 31 March 2020, a report has said.
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Video: Discover the future with animal-derived APIs
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Defining the ‘New World Order’ of supply chain security
Now that prominent compliance deadlines are nearing in the US, Saudi Arabia and Russia and with the Falsified Medicines Directive (FMD) now in force in Europe, what is going on around the world with serialisation? Allan Bowyer provides a rundown of current events and shares insights into the challenges businesses…
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Guide: Russian Serialization and How to Comply
The Chestny ZNAK is a national track & trace system created by the Center for Research in Perspective Technologies.
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The future of tamper-proof pharmaceutical packaging
In February this year the EU Falsified Medicines Directive (FMD) came into effect. Rich Quelch assesses this latest regulatory attempt to rid the supply chain of dangerous falsified products and reflects on the industry’s need to keep ahead of the game to future-protect itself.
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FDA launches pilot programme to track and trace US supply chain
The pilot project will test innovative and emerging approaches for enhanced tracing and verification of prescription drugs in the US...
