Get the Facts About RFID in the Pharmaceutical Supply Chain

Filed in archive Healthcare on November 8, 2006

An interesting white paper looks at UHF RFID item level tagging in the pharmaceutical industry. The paper is a collaborative effort by six companies including: ADT/Tyco, Alien, Impinj, Symbol, Intel and Xterprise.

The paper notes that for pharmaceutical manufacturers and distributors, RFID solves three critical issues:

• Protects against counterfeiting as drugs travels through the supply chain.

• Performs regulatory compliance, by creating a complete electronic pedigree automatically without human intervention.

• Enables rapid and cost-effective recalls.

The paper also debunks a variety of RFID myths. Download at Bitpipe: RFID and UHF: a Prescription For RFID Success in the Pharmaceutical Industry (PDF)