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RFID Pharmaceutical Anti-Counterfeiting System Solution

I. Project Background

Medicines are special products, primarily used to treat and save lives. The issues of 'difficulty and high cost of seeing a doctor' are frequently mentioned in various meetings, and pharmaceutical reform has drawn much attention. The focus is on inflated drug prices. In this high-profit, forced-consumption market, counterfeit drugs are the enemy of manufacturers and also make consumers fearful when purchasing. What anti-counterfeiting methods to adopt and how to eliminate counterfeit drugs are major topics continuously discussed in the pharmaceutical industry.

II. Project Goals

1) Tracking of the pharmaceutical supply process

The system can record and track the operation of pharmaceutical products in real time, accurately and completely, comprehensively and efficiently strengthening management from production, transportation to sales, and providing functions such as query, statistics, and data analysis.

2) Effective anti-counterfeiting function

During pharmaceutical sales, because the packaging cannot be opened on the spot to check authenticity, it provides opportunities for counterfeiters. However, by reading the data in the attached electronic tag, information such as 'place of origin, year, date of manufacture, ingredients, etc.' can be clearly known, achieving pharmaceutical anti-counterfeiting identification.

3) Pharmaceutical warehouse management

Attach electronic tags to each bottle of medicine to record placement location, product category, date, and other data. Based on the unique code of each product, the status of goods and pharmaceutical quality can be monitored at any time for warehouse management, and items needing replenishment can be immediately identified for shortage management. For returns or exchanges, simply import the data into the system to modify records.

III. System Architecture

Using RFID technology to build a pharmaceutical RFID supply chain information platform enables real-time tracking and supervision of drugs during production, distribution, and retail. Due to the technical characteristics of RFID electronic tags such as 'large storage capacity, fast transmission speed, non-counterfeitable, and concurrent identification', with the support of the supply chain platform database, by attaching RFID electronic tags to individual pharmaceutical products, the supply chain information related to the drugs can be reliably and real-timely recorded within the tags, thereby enabling real-time pharmaceutical supply chain supervision.

Key supply chain data traceable: from drug出厂, then the supply chain process experienced, finally reaching patients through retailers or hospitals.

  • Regulatory authoritiesCan achieve market regulation and supervision through data verification and statistics
  • Doctors and patientsCan ensure medication safety by reading the data information stored in the tag
  • Pharmaceutical enterprisesWhile realizing drug anti-counterfeiting and improving operational efficiency, they can also share data information such as warehousing and circulation within the supply chain to improve work efficiency and collaboration.

    • Using RFID pharmaceutical anti-counterfeiting technology can 'prevent counterfeit products from entering the sales market, control product quality, supervise sales personnel, formulate reasonable service strategies, strengthen market control management, guide product design positioning, and improve the timeliness of business decisions.'

    IV. Solution Operation Flow

    The adoption of RFID technology will optimize all aspects of pharmaceutical product production, distribution, and sales, obtaining accurate information flow in real time, improving monitoring during circulation, effectively achieving anti-counterfeiting, and curbing counterfeit drugs from entering the market.

  • Pharmaceutical enterprises, as drug manufacturers, are responsible for attaching RFID electronic tags to drug packaging. There are two types of tags: those affixed to the small packaging box of each sales unitHF tag, and those affixed to packaging cartonsUHF tag.
  • Circulation-related entities (including drug wholesale enterprises, retail enterprises, and medical institutions) are equipped with dedicated RFID readable identification reading and writing devices. Drug business enterprises perform product authenticity identification and circulation information writing operations during product inbound and outbound processes.
  • Drug regulatory authorities can use handheld (portable) readable identification reading and writing devices to conduct on-site inspections and identifications of drugs in storage and on sale at circulation-related entities.
  • Manage the identity registration and digital certificate issuance for drug manufacturers, circulation enterprises, retail enterprises, and medical institutions. The devices used by each enterprise and institution are also authenticated and managed through appropriate mechanisms.
  • When consumers purchase drugs in hospitals or pharmacies, they can use readable identification reading and writing devices or self-service identification terminals to verify the authenticity of the drugs.
  • The platform application software connects with the information systems of drug manufacturers, wholesale enterprises, retail enterprises, medical institutions, etc. through data interfaces to achieve data exchange. The platform collects complete drug circulation records, enabling circulation supervision and online authenticity query.

    • Anti-counterfeiting query and sales management

    1) Dealers and retailers equipped with handheld devices to verify drug authenticity

    Pharmaceutical sales are the most critical part of anti-counterfeiting. Most counterfeit drugs enter pharmaceutical circulation through loopholes in the sales process. It can be stipulated that pharmaceutical dealers must be equipped with handheld devices to inspect incoming drugs to ensure no counterfeit drugs are mixed in. High-end drugs are often sold through large shopping malls, supermarkets, specialty stores, etc. It is recommended that retailers also be equipped (which can be rented) with handheld devices to verify authenticity. When consumers purchase, they have the right to ask retailers to use handheld devices to check on the spot. If data can be read successfully, it indicates genuine drugs; if the data in the tag cannot be read, consumers can refuse to purchase.

    2) Establishing a pharmaceutical query institution

    The electronic tag data processed by the reader will be recorded in the server, and the data processing system is linked to the web query system. Dealers, retailers, or drug purchasers can query the ID number of the electronic tag through the communication network to verify the authenticity of the drug.

    V. Hardware Equipment Selection

  • High-frequency electronic tag
  • Ultra-high-frequency electronic tag
  • FineJoin M11 handheld terminal
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