European Pharmaceutical Review

MAY 22, 2023

A review by Swedish researchers has identified the benefits of smart contracts on blockchain platforms in the pharmaceutical supply chain and its role in combating counterfeit drugs. This can reduce the willingness for counterfeit and less accurate data, according to the review. In conclusion, Kordestani et al.

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pharmaphorum

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

Supply chain issues have been rife in pharmaceuticals for a while, but current socio-economic challenges such as the conflict in Ukraine and the COVID-19 pandemic have led to extended wait times and higher prices for thousands of products. This has been the go-to approach for dealing with foreseeable supply chain shocks in the past.

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pharmaphorum

JULY 23, 2019

Customer journeys in pharma are changing, with important implications for the marketing supply chain. The expert panel will consider exclusive research carried out by Tag and pharmaphorum across the US, Europe and Asia-Pacific among senior decision-makers in pharma and FMCG marketing.

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Roots Analysis

MARCH 1, 2024

Examples of such technologies include DNA Taggants (a unique DNA tag used in the product / packaging that can be scanned using a designated instrument / equipment), invisible printing technologies, digital watermark technologies and hidden markers / print technologies.

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Roots Analysis

JANUARY 28, 2024

Velocity: Big Data needs to be handled promptly as businesses generate data at an unprecedented speed, driven by the growing adoption of Internet of Things (IoT), and technologies, such as RFID tags, sensors, and smart meters are used to deal with the high velocity of data in real-time. It is loosely arranged into categories using meta tags.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

MARCH 22, 2023

The pharmaceutical industry began using radio frequency identification (RFID) tags in the early 2000s. Pfizer was the first to use the tech, adding RFID tags to track a Viagra (sildenafil) shipment circa 2006. Twenty years ago, the cost of implementing RFID tags and the ecosystem (software) was much more expensive than today.

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Viseven

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

The lack of supply chain transparency The lack of supply chain visibility makes it excruciatingly challenging for pharma companies to plan medicine production, forecast demand, and manage their inventory. Any of these performance incidents may create a serious disruption at any level of the supply chain.

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