The pharmaceutical industry operates under strict regulatory requirements for drug identification and traceability. Every medication package must carry unique codes that enable tracking from manufacturing through patient delivery, helping prevent counterfeiting and ensuring rapid response to safety issues.
Pharmaceutical codes include various formats: traditional barcodes for basic identification, Data Matrix codes for serialization data, and specialized pharmacodes that encode specific product information in binary format. Each format serves distinct purposes in the comprehensive drug safety system.
Pharmacode Reading Technology
Pharmacodes represent a unique challenge in code reading due to their binary bar pattern that encodes numerical information. Unlike traditional barcodes, pharmacodes use varying bar widths and spacing to represent specific numbers, requiring specialized recognition algorithms.
The EyeVision software includes dedicated pharmacode reading capabilities that accurately decode these specialized patterns regardless of print quality or packaging material. The system handles codes printed on various surfaces, from paper labels to plastic blister packs, maintaining accuracy across different production environments.
Serialization Compliance
Drug serialization regulations require unique identification numbers for individual packages, enabling track-and-trace capabilities throughout the supply chain. Vision systems verify that each package receives correct serialization codes and that the codes meet regulatory format requirements.
The technology integrates with pharmaceutical manufacturing execution systems (MES) to ensure serialization data accuracy and completeness. Real-time verification prevents packages with missing or incorrect codes from entering distribution channels, maintaining compliance with regulatory mandates.
Multi-Level Verification
Pharmaceutical code reading systems typically verify multiple information layers simultaneously: product identification, batch numbers, expiration dates, and serialization data. This comprehensive approach ensures complete package verification in a single inspection step.
The system can automatically cross-reference read codes against production databases to verify authenticity and detect potential counterfeiting attempts. Integration with enterprise systems enables real-time tracking of product movement through manufacturing and distribution stages.
Quality control applications extend beyond simple code reading to include verification of code placement, print quality, and readability standards. This comprehensive inspection approach supports both regulatory compliance and brand protection initiatives in the pharmaceutical industry.
These systems support the complex requirements of pharmaceutical manufacturing while maintaining the user-friendly drag-and-drop programming interface that enables quick adaptation to new products or regulatory changes.
May be we can add that EyeVision complies with FDA CRF 21 part 11 – this is an importand requierement when delivering or producing Food and Drugs
