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  • Jump Starting RFID in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
    . (Springfield, Ill.), selected Matrics, Inc. (Rockville, Md.) to install an RFID system at one of its Class 2 pharmaceutical distribution centers (DCs). Currently, controlled substances are barcoded and tagged with an RFID tag as they are brought into the DC vault. With barcoding alone, warehouse
  • FDA Report Supports Use of RFID
    The report promises to increase interest in these technologies. However, at this point, RFID study and implementation have been "piecemeal and loosely coordinated, " according to Andrew Gill, a principal with PA Consulting Group (London). Companies should not be enticed by "low-cost tag hype
  • Jump Starting RFID in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
    to evaluate RFID in the pharmaceutical supply chain. Led by the consulting firm, Accenture (Chicago), the program also involves manufacturers and distributors including Abbott
  • South Korean RFID Vendors See Enormous Global Opportunities
    competition is lowering tag prices, " he adds, "and South Korean manufacturers will continue to build on this trend and offer very competitive prices. " The South Korean government's initiative for technology development and national-scale RFID trial services has played a pivotal role in increasing
  • Pfizer s Staver on RFID: Technology Isn t the Only Solution
    . As an extension of the program, the company recently initiated, utilizing SupplyScape s e-pedigree software, a new service that will allow supply chain partners to verify electronic product codes via the Internet. After reading a bottle s electronic product code (EPC), found on both the RFID tag and a 2-D
  • Pfizer s Staver on RFID: Technology Isn t the Only Solution
    to assess what other drugs besides Viagra might benefit from a similar program. How is Pfizer deciding what aspects of its RFID program to publicize, and what not to? At this point, we ve been very open and so have others in our industry. There s so much yet to learn. We re all going through
  • Purdue Pharma Blazes a Trail for Drug Security
    such as RFID reader systems by Northern Apex (Huntertown, Ind.) at various stages in production, then making sure they would read tagged bottles properly and with minimal interference from the surrounding environment. It also committed to spending 30 to 50 cents for every RFID device affixed
  • Don't Burn Your Bridges
    This quick, one-time registration gives you access to members-only site benefits. This week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) offered its strongest endorsement to date of RFID, promising "enforcement discretion " for pharmaceutical RFID tagging programs that meet certain criteria. FDA

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