2.4. Serialisation/TRACK and TRACE Technologies
A number of Track and Trace applications are under development for the
pharmaceutical sector, although the principles have been established for many years in
other contexts. These involve assigning a unique identity to each stock unit during
manufacture, which then remains with it through the supply chain until its consumption.
This identity will normally include details of the product name and strength, and the lot
number and expiry date – although in principle it may simply take the form of a unique