Benefits:

Healthcare is primarily a global market, not just a national market. Manufacturers, hospitals, trade associations and Health Authorities, in fact all parties involved in the delivery of efficient and safe healthcare services, have the same issues to face, regardless of national borders:

• Enhancement of patient safety through product traceability
• Improved Supply Chain efficiency to respond to increasing cost constraints
• Reduction of medication errors by uniquely identifying drugs and biological products (FDA   rule)
• Regulation for improved traceability
• Global manufacturers adopting the use of bar coding for expiry date /batch number traceability, plus item serialization
• Wholesalers and distributors supporting greater use of the bar code for traceability
• Hospitals and pharmacists demanding increased traceability
• Patient Associations requesting greater patient safety
• eProcurement strategies to improve Supply Chain purchasing and replenishment.