Track and Trace

Bar coding 101
By Zebra Technologies Corp.
White paper
This white paper by Zebra Technologies explains that thermal print technology is an excellent choice for many bar code and label printing applications.

Beyond point of care: Unit-of-use bar code traceability benefits in the life ...
By Zebra Technologies Corp.
White paper
This white paper by Zebra Technologies presents an overview of the proposed FDA rule for unit-of-use bar code labeling and describes how variable-information labeling can improve bar coding supply chain operations.

Bar codes help Celera map human genome
By Zebra Technologies Corp.
Case study
In this case study, Celera Genomics structures its sequencing process to keep track of DNA samples and test results around Zebra Technologies International LLC's bar coding technology.

Track and trace solutions for the life sciences supply chain
By Zebra Technologies Corp.
White paper
According to this white paper by Zebra Technologies Corp., track-and-trace technologies and applications can be leveraged to provide internal benefits and satisfy regulatory and customer requirements.

Improving security with identification printing
By Zebra Technologies Corp.
White paper
This white paper by Zebra Technologies Corp. explains how to improve security with identification printing solutions, featuring bar code, radio frequency identification, graphics, logos, digitized photos and text.

Enterprise-wide data collection and bar code printing for superior supply ...
By Zebra Technologies Corp.
White paper
This white paper by Zebra Technologies Corp. describes how bar code data systems improve enterprise software applications and shows how to improve productivity by utilizing applications in receiving, production tracking, quality control, staging and shipping.

An introduction to bar code platemaking quality and verification procedures
By Quint Co.
White paper
Quint Co. outlines how to ensure total bar code quality in pharmaceutical packaging and how to achieve it, beginning with the platemaking process.

New pharmaceutical marking guidelines and opportunities
By Zebra Technologies Corp.
White paper
This white paper by Zebra Technologies Corp. presents the FDA unit-of-use bar coding rule and options for compliance; describes available technologies for unit-of-use identification and how to choose the best methods for specific applications.

Anti-Counterfeiting Packaging Solutions
By Cardinal Health
Product collateral
Cardinal Health offers many devices to combat counterfeit packaging including optical variable devices, optical variable links, security papers, microtext, tamper-proof techniques and bar coding.

Analysis of a new solution from TI, 3M and VeriSign to secure the ...
By ABI Research
White paper
In this white paper, ABI Research evaluates an initiative from Texas Instruments Inc., 3M Co. and VeriSign Inc. proposing radio frequency identification (RFID) with public-key infrastructure (PKI) as a solution to drug counterfeiting.

Analysis of a new solution from TI, 3M and VeriSign to secure the ...
By ABI Research
White paper
In this white paper, ABI Research evaluates an initiative from Texas Instruments Inc., 3M Co. and VeriSign Inc. proposing radio frequency identification (RFID) with public-key infrastructure (PKI) as a solution to drug counterfeiting.

Pharmaceutical packager 'reaches for the sky' with MAS 500
By Sage Software Inc.
Case study
In this case study, Best Software, now known as Sage Software Inc., helps Sky Pharmaceuticals install MAS 500, with financial and manufacturing modules, to add systemwide lot tracking capabilities, shorten customer service calls, eliminate paperwork and add enterprisewide efficiencies and accuracy.

Patient device tracking
By SAP Americas Inc.
White paper
This white paper by SAP Labs describes how to integrate customer, physician and patient data to enable compliance and improve customer responsiveness using the mySAP CRM solution, which enables an integrated view of patient device tracking through the enterprise.

iButton Electronic Asset-Data Management Tags
By Maxim Integrated Products Inc.
Product collateral
An iButton by Maxim Integrated Products is a computer chip with a globally unique address, factory-lasered at time of manufacture, enclosed in a 16mm stainless-steel case. iButtons can include read/write memory, clocks, thermometers<BR>and data loggers.

XFP MES Software
By Elan Software Systems Inc.
Product collateral
XFP-MES software by Elan Software Systems is exclusively designed for regulated sectors of the pharmaceutical industry, optimizes the manufacturing costs while ensuring a maximum of security throughout the manufacturing process.

Track and trace solutions for the life sciences supply chain
By Zebra Technologies Corp.
White paper
According to this white paper by Zebra Technologies Corp., track-and-trace technologies and applications can be leveraged to provide internal benefits and satisfy regulatory and customer requirements.

Securing the pharmaceutical supply chain
By Auto-ID Laboratories
White paper
According to this white paper by the Auto-ID Center, Auto-ID technology enables two fundamental, supply chain-wide approaches to deal with counterfeit drugs: first, the possibility of instant verification for any drug, at any location, and second, the ability for robust track and trace.

Analysis of a new solution from TI, 3M and VeriSign to secure the ...
By ABI Research
White paper
In this white paper, ABI Research evaluates an initiative from Texas Instruments Inc., 3M Co. and VeriSign Inc. proposing radio frequency identification (RFID) with public-key infrastructure (PKI) as a solution to drug counterfeiting.

Road to RFID paved with bar codes
By Product Identification & Processing Systems Inc.
White paper
Product Identification & Processing Systems Inc. discusses why bar codes are the short-term answer to adopting radio frequency identification (RFID) in the pharmaceutical industry.

Busting the myths of pharma RFID
By A.T. Kearney Inc.
White paper
Companies are gearing up to take advantage of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology. Questions of cost, implementation and maintenance may seem daunting but the potential benefits offer more than enough incentives to offset the questions. However, as with any large-scale, fast-moving initiative, information about RFID is mixed with myths.

Marking Pharmaceutical Ingredients for Solid Dosage Security
By Authentix Inc.
White paper
These case studies from Authentix Inc. show molecular recognition market technology offers an effective, U.S. Food and Drug Administration-approved means of forensic drug authentication, using pharmaceutical excipients and inactive ingredients to create trace markers.

Securing the pharma supply chain with RFID and PKI technologies
By Texas Instruments RFID Systems
White paper
This white paper from Texas Instruments RFID Systems introduces a new approach for securing the pharma supply chain built on existing industry standards and creates an authenticated RFID capability.

Item-level visibility in the pharmaceutical supply chain
By Texas Instruments RFID Systems
White paper
This white paper by Philips Semiconductors, Tagsys and Texas Instruments describes how each item in every level can be tracked in the pharmaceutical supply chain using UHF, HF and RFID technology.

Product tracking and authentication for end-to-end pharmaceutical supply ...
By Hewlett-Packard Co.
White paper
This white paper from HP discusses several technological concepts that can be used to reduce the threat of counterfeiting and diversion in the pharmaceutical supply chain, and which can also help to improve the efficiency of the industry.

Automatic Identification of Medical Devices
By ECRI
White paper
This white paper by ECRI provides an overview of technologies to support automatic identification of medical devices, including bar codes, smart cards, voice recognition, radio frequency (RFID) and others. It also reviews current positions and standards of stakeholders in the medical device industry and user community.