Digitization and process automation are increasingly important in healthcare to help increase product safety and avoid medication errors.
Labels with integrated RIFD chips can play an important role, since they are used for product marking while simultaneously enabling unique unit-dose digital IDs.
This is a prerequisite for complete end-to-end tracking of containers within the supply chain. However, in hospital settings, it must also be ensured that the integrity of prefilled syringes or vials has not been compromised before medication administration.
Schreiner MediPharm’s new RFID label comprises an integrated digital sealing function whose design irreversibly indicates a container’s initial opening and enables automated integrity tracking. This eliminates the need to manually inspect whether the container has already been opened, making things easier for medical staff and helping to optimize inventory management since unused medication can be efficiently returned to inventory. At the same time, possible diversions and medication misuse can be monitored.
Schreiner MediPharm’s new label features a special design that reliably protects the integrated chip from mechanical stress and impact during the pharmaceutical production process; this buffering effect can pay particular dividends for manufacturers utilizing high-speed dispensing systems. The result is a digital seal that can be reliably read from production to final application – an important aspect in ensuring seamless unit-level medication tracking for increased product and patient safety.
See Schreiner MediPharm at Pack Expo International in Chicago at booth W-16094 or visit their site for more info.
