Pharmaceutical companies and packaging service providers are obliged to give consideration to this landscape when selecting an appropriate software and database solution for serialisation and track and trace applications. They must seek to identify a solution that not only complies with all the current international requirements, but also with future needs.
When selecting suitable serialisation software, it is crucial for pharmaceutical companies and packaging service providers to ensure that it not only satisfies the existing serialisation regulations, but is also capable of accommodating changing requirements. This applies in particular to the increasing complexity and scope of serialisation projects and specifications that are currently being initiated and implemented in many nations across the globe.
It is essential to understand that a supposedly quick and easy solution can have a detrimental impact on productivity, efficiency and security in the packaging and labelling process. Given the constant consolidation of requirements and processes, it can prove to be impossible to make changes quickly, and additional costs can be incurred. Preference is to be given to software with a system architecture that can expand to accommodate growing requirements and future needs (both regulation and workflows).
As a general rule, the software is the most crucial component of a serialisation project and is therefore not to be regarded as merely an adjunct to hardware components or an update for existing programs. But what criteria should a user apply when searching for an appropriate serialisation software solution? What are the most important factors? The discourse that follows provides some answers and serves as an aid to decision making.
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