Drug Serialization in Pharma Manufacturing: Ensuring Safety, Compliance, and Transparency
In the rapidly evolving pharmaceutical industry, drug serialization has become an essential practice to ensure product integrity, combat counterfeiting, and comply with regulatory requirements. Serialization refers to the process of assigning a unique serial number to each saleable unit of a drug, such as a box, vial, or blister pack. This unique identifier is used to track and trace the drug as it moves through the supply chain, from the manufacturing plant to the patient. Pharmaceuticals are among the most highly regulated products globally. The growing incidence of counterfeit drugs is a major concern for both manufacturers and consumers, with fake medications posing significant risks such as treatment failure, adverse reactions, and even death. Drug serialization aims to mitigate these risks by ensuring that every package can be uniquely identified and traced back to its origin. Serialization also addresses other critical challenges in the pharmaceutical industry, including: ...