August 2008
Tracking & Tracing Pharmaceutical Products
Selected Contents
EDITORIAL
Tracking and Tracing and Authenticating Pharmaceutical Products
We clarify our intentions with industry challenges in mind.
STANDARDS
Toward Global Standards in the Healthcare Supply Chain
Ulrike Kreysa
Raise the bar on patient safety and efficiency.
FEATURE
Combining Track and Trace with Authentication
Daphne Allen
Protecting the pharmaceutical supply chain demands examination of several approaches.
TECHNOLOGY
Getting Started—On Multiple Fronts
Gregg Metcalf
Serializing your packages is truly a team approach.
TECHNOLOGY
John Schroeter
Successful, high-performance RFID-based serialization deployment relies on coordination with best-of-breed OEMs.
TECHNOLOGY
Anastasia Thrift
A track-and-trace suite integrates with multiple production lines.
TECHNOLOGY
ATL Pharma Delivers “Invisible” Nano Marking
David Vaczek
Coding at the most minimal level carries maximum message capability.
TECHNOLOGY
Consumers Use Mobile Phones to Check Products With Chesapeake System
David Vaczek
Power is given to the people to protect against counterfeits.
TECHNOLOGY
Daphne Allen
Digital printing enables a pharmaceutical printer to add serialization and unique authentication features to each label.
TECHNOLOGY
Serialization: A Sharpening Focus
Daphne Allen
A contract packager narrows in on serialization specifics to provide guidance.
