ePedigree and its Requirements

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ePedigree provides information of drug movement in entire supply chain – From manufacturing to Pharmacy. This has been initiated by California board of pharmacy as a part of anti-counterfeit drugs program. This will provide genuine medicine to patients and also secure product authenticity and reduce loss due to stolen identity.

Analyzing ePedigree in print form may be tedious because it may run in pages providing details of manufactures and various transactions done till it reaches Pharmacy. It would be better to get the details in a report where a product authenticator can perform due diligence on product to confirm its identity.

Let us understand what kind of information is required on pedigree report and how it can be analyzed to confirm product identity.

Product information

Product information should include

Brand name

Generic name

Pack size and unit size

Shelf life information

Date of manufacture, Date of expiry, batch number

Manufacturer’s information

Manufacturer name

Place of manufacture

Manufacturer’s license

Transaction Details

Details of Transactions executed between two parties while moving drugs from one place to other. For eg: sales order, stock transfer order etc

Name of the seller

Seller’s license

Seller’s address

Key person in seller’s team to contact in case of product discrepancy

Name of the customer

Customer’s license

Customer’s address

Key person in customer’s team to contact in case of product discrepancy

Below are mock SAP screen shots helping to design ePedigree report.