2018-03-05 | The Dark Side of the Online Shopping Explosion

The face of shopping has changed. No longer are we heading to malls, or even main street to look for electronics, toys, books, personal goods or even food, but instead simply opening a browser. According to studies, shoppers now make 51% of their purchases online, and the reasons for this are varied. We are using our mobile devices for everything now, including shopping. Our confidence in online security is going up, and e-marketing is getting smarter and more targeted.

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2018-03-02 | The Real Threat of Fake Alcohol: A Q & A with Safeproof.org

If you’ve searched online for information about the dangers and risks of counterfeit alcohol, chances are you’ve encountered Safeproof.org. They’ve been researching, writing and informing the industry and consumers about counterfeit or fake alcohol—creating awareness and tracking the global trends. We reached out to Safeproof.org’s Daniel Dachille to ask some questions about these issues, and the answers are eye-opening!

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2018-02-23 | The DSCSA GS1 US Barcode Assessment

Last month, GS1 US published a report on a DSCSA barcode assessment they conducted last year with two of the largest wholesale distributors in the US, AmerisourceBergen and McKesson.  The goal of the assessment was to take a “snapshot” of pharmaceutical manufacturer progress toward meeting the serialization requirement of the Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA) by analyzing drug packages actually in the market.

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2018-02-19 | Serialization is Only the First Step in DSCSA Compliance

Pharmaceutical manufacturers are working non-stop to get the serialization systems in place necessary to meet the USA DSCSA mandate going live this November, and the EU FMD mandate going live the following February of 2019.  If serialization projects aren’t in full flight at this time, there is a significant chance that a manufacturer will not meet the deadline, not be compliant, and not be able to distribute products in those geographies.

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2018-02-12 | The Systech DSCSA Manufacturer Strategy Guide

It’s difficult to keep up to date on all the milestones and requirements of the Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA). Because the law contains 10 years’ worth of deadlines and detailed requirements for every segment of the supply chain, it’s easy to get lost and miss what your company should be working on now. Fortunately, most companies need only focus on what is coming up next, while keeping an eye on the long-term requirements. Toward that end, Systech has just introduced the first in a...

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2018-02-02 | Cosmetics: Counterfeiting from a Consumer Perspective
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2018-01-19 | Servicepoint and Systech: Serialization for the Falsified Medicines Directive

The EU FMD deadline of Feb 9, 2019 is approaching fast, with only a year of implementation time left. While big pharma has largely implemented serialization, medium and small manufacturers, as well as CMOs and virtual pharmas, are lagging in beginning their implementation. Knowledgeable integration help is in short supply, as is associated hardware. The newly signed serialization regulation for Russia’s pharmaceutical market adds to the workload in EMEA.

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2018-01-12 | Russia Sets Date for Full Serialization

President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, signed a new law the last week of December 2017 that is important for pharmaceutical manufacturers distributing products to or manufacturing in Russia.  It establishes January 1, 2020 as 

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2018-01-05 | Counterfeit Drugs and Patient Safety: A Real Threat

Imagine you or a loved one gets sick. Typically, the first instinct most people have is to see if the illness goes away on its own—like a common cold. If it doesn’t go away or gets worse, you may take the next logical step and get help by visiting a doctor. After visiting the doctor, you receive a diagnosis and a prescription to help pave the way to recovery. Next, the prescription is filled at a local pharmacy and you start taking the medication to get better. This is a shared behavior for...

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2017-12-20 | 4 Pitfalls to Avoid in Your Serialization Implementation

The EU Falsified Medicines Directive (FMD) deadlines are now live. It is now time to reflect on this massive undertaking, and look at some “lessons learned”. We say this, because we are hearing grumblings in the field that serialization implementation projects are still ongoing. Additionally, the data integration requirements require live data connectivity to repositories like the EU Hub. Finally, when companies create new packaging lines, they will need to be equipped for serialization –...

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