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Drug counterfeiting, which poses real public health and safety concerns has been an increasing problem for the pharmaceutical industry. Well-organized criminal operations seek to introduce finished drug products that may closely resemble legitimate drugs yet may contain only inactive ingredients, incorrect ingredients, improper dosages, sub-potent or super-potent ingredients, or be contaminated.
And health and safety implications of the counterfeiting are not the only concern of the pharma industry. Counterfeiting, together with product recalls and out of stocks have also large financial implications. These are the reasons why pharmaceutical industry strives to find ways to provide a drug “pedigree” in order to ensure drug authenticity and to improve its supply chain and manufacturing operations.
As RFID technology started to be used for supply chain tracking and tracing, it has been mainly applied to case and pallet level tracking. Pharma has another challenge. In order to receive a full benefit of RFID for drug e-pedigree, each and every bottle has to be tagged and read during the packaging, transportation, distribution and sales channels all the way to the shelves of pharmacies. The main factor for using RFID technology in pharma are not just its great benefits for these specific applications, but also the pushing hand of the FDA, who has mandated using RFID for drug authentication and identification purposes in the US.
One-day RFID in Pharma course will take you through all major points of the RFID applications in the pharmaceutical industry, starting with the physics principles of the technology concentrating on RF in the near-field, hardware and system design, as well as standards and mandates related to the technology used and the pharma industry itself.
Who Should Attend
Attendees typically include:
Pharmaceutical industry professionals including IT personnel, directors and management personnel, quality Solution Providers to Pharmaceutical industry, Pharma Distributors, Supply Chain Consultants, RFID Evangelists, Systems Integrators, VARs
Course Objectives
The objectives of this interactive technical workshop are:
- Recognizing needs and challenges of the pharmaceutical industry related to drug tracking and authentication.
- Finding solutions for common challenges of the pharmaceutical industry.
- Understanding the working principles of the technology used.
- Recognizing standards and mandates related to RFID in pharma.
Course Outline
RFID Technology Overview
- Bird’s-eye view of RFID system
- Benefits of RFID
- Comparison with other Auto-ID technologies
- Hardware: tags, readers, antennas, and networks
- Tag features, choices, and selection criteria
- Reader features and functions
Value proposition
- Instant Authentication
-Where
-When
-Who
- Product authenticity
-From where
-When
-Who
- Savings in handling
-Too many touches degrades product
-Too much time spent ensuring accuracy of fulfillment
- Elimination of grey market
-Authentic product surety
-Faster notification of problematic markets
- Protecting the brand
-Real product consumed
-Easier to identify falsified products
Solution: HF
- Speed
-Items per minute
-Data transfer during read
-Data transfer during write
- Range
-Conveyors
-Portals
- Product compatibility
-Pharma blister packs
-Liquids
-Bottles
- Process compatibility
- Integration challenges
- Costs
- Available vendors
- Mandate compatibility
-Wal-Mart
-State mandates
-FDA
Solution: Near field UHF
- Speed
-Items per minute
-Data transfer during read
-Data transfer during write
- Range
-Conveyors
-Portals
- Product compatibility
-Pharma blister packs
-Liquids
-Bottles
- Process compatibility
- Integration challenges
- Costs
- Available vendors
- Mandate compatibility
-Wal-Mart
-State mandates
-FDA
Implementation
- Challenges
-Integrate and extend legacy systems
-Speed of existing line
-Trading partner readiness
- Solutions
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February 13, 2008 |
$695 |
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Availability - Onsite
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Please call 866-400-RFID to request a proposal or email onsite@rfid4u.com
Cancellation Policy
Rescheduling/Cancellation Policy applies to OnSite and Public classes |
Public Classes
Any student who cannot attend a class for which a reservation has been made must notify us. If notice of cancellation is given 3 weeks or more prior to a class start date, you will receive a 100% refund and 50% refundable if 1 week prior to class start date. For cancellations less than 1 week prior to the start date, no refund can be issued. Rescheduling is also considered as a cancellation.
On Site Classes
For On Site classes there is no penalty if a cancellation notice is received 30 days prior to the on site training date.
If a cancellation notice is received by us less than 30 days but more than 15 days prior to the training date, the cancellation charge is 50% of the training fee. If a cancellation notice is received by us less than 15 days prior to the training date, the cancellation charge is 100% of the training fee.
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No Shows
If a company or individual does not attend a class and does not give notice, the company or individual will be assessed a 100% "no show" fee.
Miscellaneous
Training Prices do not include travel, hotel accommodations, meals (other than stated), transportation, and other incidental charges. Prices are subject to change without notice. RFID4U reserves the right to accept or reject any customer application at RFID4U's sole discretion.
Training Materials are provided on "AS IS" basis. In no event shall RFID4U's maximum aggregate liability relating to the training course exceed the amount paid by the Customer. Full refund is issued in the event of cancellation of event. |
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