U.S. government-mandated serialization is creating a scramble in the pharmaceutical packaging world. Track and trace solutions must meet Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA) compliance by November of this year. Before the initial deadline, however, there are actions one must take to interact with the serial number – such as with product returns and suspect product investigations.
According to the report “Pharmaceutical & Medical Devices: Trends and Opportunities in Packaging Operations” by PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, the push of serialization has led to an increase in aggregation adoption. In fact, of companies interviewed that are required to serialize their product, more than half have adopted aggregation.