Various roles within pharmaceutical manufacturing can gain confidence in preparing to meet regulatory requirements while also enhancing product safety and integrity. Wholesale distributors benefit by improving their ability to track and trace products and reducing the risk of counterfeit drugs. Repackagers gain insights into maintaining accurate records and ensuring product authenticity. Solution providers can develop more effective systems for managing supply chain data while third-party logistics providers can enhance their operational efficiency and compliance, ensuring the secure and timely delivery of pharmaceuticals.
Looking for Expert Guidance on Item-Level Traceability to Meet DSCSA Requirements?
With regulatory requirements in place for the Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA*), this course is designed to help you understand how GS1 Standards can be leveraged to support these regulatory requirements while also enhancing supply chain efficiencies.
You will learn how GS1 Standards can be applied for product identification serialization and item-level traceability to help ensure DSCSA compliance. Enhance your understanding of best practice guidance for identifying, capturing, and sharing pertinent data for DSCSA requirements.
Equipped with the knowledge from the GS1 Standards for DSCSA Suppliers Online Certificate Course, you can:
Enhance data quality and visibility with accurate product and location identification for your supply chain needs
Optimize your business processes and reduce costs by efficient product tracking and tracing across the supply chain
Share supply chain event information with trading partners securely and quickly
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You can earn an important credential in the use of GS1 Standards by successfully completing a GS1 US® certificate course. This badge is a testament to your commitment to professional development, making you a distinguished member of a global supply chain community. Display your badge on your online resume or social media profiles to showcase your expertise and stand out with your credential.
What to Expect
Access On-Demand Modules With Step-By-Step Guidance
GS1 Overview
How GS1 Standards make it possible to identify, capture, and share information and how they can be applied for DSCSA serialization and item-level traceability
Implementation of GS1 Standards
Proper implementation of GS1 Standards for pharmaceutical interoperability and to help avoid disruptions in the supply chain
Identification, Capture, and Sharing of Data
Overview of tools to tackle DSCSA concerns by identifying, capturing, and sharing pertinent data for DSCSA regulations
Use of GS1 DataMatrix and Global Trade Item Number (GTIN)
How to use GS1 DataMatrix with a U.S. Food & Drug Administration (U.S. FDA)-issued National Drug Code (NDC) embedded into a Global Trade Item Number® (GTIN®) for products leaving factories
Supply Chain Visibility
Importance of Electronic Product Code Information Services (EPCIS) to meet DSCSA requirements, and how it can help capture and share supply chain information, ensuring seamless product tracking and tracing while maintaining data privacy and security
Tracking Logistic Units
Use of Serial Shipping Container Codes (SSCCs) for tracking logistic units during transport to further understand the disposition of packages in the track and trace process
Enhance Your Team’s Skills and Save With Volume Discounts
Set your company up for success by expanding your team’s knowledge in the adoption and use of the GS1 System of Standards. The more seats you buy, the more you can save while also increasing your bench strength to provide accurate product data to your customers and trading partners. All attendees receive a full year’s access to course materials.
GS1 Foundations for Healthcare Online Certificate Course
Are you a healthcare professional who manages the product life cycle from creation, item setup, and packaging through distribution, marketing, product management, supply chain operations, and logistics? If you answered yes, you may want to consider the GS1 Foundations for Healthcare Online Certificate Course. This course covers the foundational aspects of globally unique healthcare product and location identification and barcoding with GS1 Standards.
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*For information about the act, see the 2013 Drug Supply Chain Security Act.
Disclaimer: GS1 US is the local GS1 Member Organization that supports implementation of the GS1 System in the United States. GS1 US employees are not representatives or agents of the U.S. FDA, and the content herein has not been reviewed, approved, or authorized by the U.S. FDA.
Please be advised that this content was created generally for GS1 Company Prefix holders. If you licensed a single GS1 identifier (i.e., GS1 US GTIN), we recommend evaluating this offering carefully to ensure its applicability to your business needs. The information provided is for educational purposes only and does not constitute legal or business advice.