PARTNERS

RFID Canada Partners1
RFID Canada Partners2
RFID Canada Partners3
RFID Canada Partners4
RFID Canada Partners5
RFID Canada Partners6
Aeroport de Quebec
RFID Canada Partners7
RFID Canada Partners8
RFID Canada Partners8


RFID Pharmaceutical

The World Health Organization has estimated that from 5 to 8 percent of the trade in pharmaceuticals worldwide is counterfeit. Given that the pharmaceutical market is over $500 billion worldwide, counterfeiting is clearly a multibillion-dollar problem. Worse, it.s a problem that can affect the health and safety of the millions of people who . knowingly or not . purchase counterfeit pharmaceutical products. The combination of an attractive, high-dollarvalue target and the relative ease of access to the supply chain put this industry at high risk economically and legally. Therefore, investment in improved drug counterfeiting countermeasures such as RFID and related technologies is not only a good business decision, but will become mandatory.

The physical supply chain is similar in terms of the manufacturer, distributors and retailers, but there are number of aspects of the pharmaceutical supply chain that very special. The first aspect is physical security, preventing theft and preventing diversion. Making sure when shipping a product that should go to customer A, that it doesn.t go to customer B and protecting against spoilage because of the sensitivity of many pharmaceuticals environmental factors such as heat or light or just aging aging on the shelf. Also, batch traceability needs to be maintained. There are also aspects of price variances due to government regulations and those points back to protection against counterfeiting and diversion, which is a huge issue affecting profits and trust in the pharmaceutical market.

Benefits of using RFID solution are:

Authentic Packaging:

The assessment of authentic packaging is related the ability to verify that the security and identification features on the package and associated labeling are genuine.

Supply Chain History:

The assessment of supply chain history is related to determining if trusted supply chain partners have handled the product. This assessment of where the product has been and is going is often referred to as. Track and Trace.

Package Integrity:

The assessment of package integrity is related to indications that the packaging and associated labeling are intact and as intended. Temper-indicating features can be integrated into the product packaging to provide evidence that the product has not been opened and the content altered.