Track Trace Pharmaceutical Supply Chain - Sponsored Whitepaper

A perfect storm is driving the development of track-and-trace solutions within the pharmaceutical supply chain:

· Governmental and regulatory agencies are exerting pressure in order to ensure medication product security;

· Providers are becoming increasing concerned about quality of care and patient safety, including secure administration of correctly bar code labeled medications to patients; and

· Suppliers are seeking economical and effective methods to support manufacturing operations, control inventory and manage recalls/returns.

These forces are converging and have thrust issues related to both security and operational efficiency into the national spotlight. Consider these recent statistics: