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US Regulator Calls for Supply Chain Standards for Drugs

The US Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) has launched a campaign to develop supply chain visibility best practices for the industry, following the publication of its supply chain  integrity recommendations.

The move has been prompted by USP's key goals of ensuring medicines can be traced back to their original manufacturer and arrive at their intended destination without tampering or damage, and to verify that they are  counterfeit and have not been adulterated. USP is believed to be seeking comments from pharmaceutical companies, transportation management service providers, carriers, and other supply chain management providers.

"The proposed standard will not be mandatory and is intended to serve merely as a core guidance outlining the requirements for an effective supply chain management solution," it said, adding that there is no existing broad consensus around track-and-trace technologies, which denies the industry an established method to verify products and shipments, according to USP.

(Agencies)

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