rfXcel Corporation, a leading provider of ePedigree Management solutions that allow manufacturers, distributors, and retailers to track the chain of custody of prescription drugs through the pharmaceutical supply chain, today announced that it has entered into a partnership agreement with Secure Symbology, Inc. (SSI), a leading provider of Serialization Systems, to offer an integrated, comprehensive, EPC-Based ePedigree, Serialization, and Track and Trace System.
Beginning with California and its 2009 deadline, states are mandating the serialization and tracking of all pharmaceuticals moving in and out of their borders. California has mandated that pharmaceutical packaging, starting at the unit-of-sale level, must be marked with unique serial numbers. It also requires that an electronic pedigree for pharmaceutical packages must be created by the manufacturer, and then maintained and communicated down the supply chain to the retail level.
rfXcel’s ePedigree Management System and SSI’s Serialization System are 100% compliant with California’s impending 2009 regulation. Each unit-of-sale and each level of aggregation is serialized, and an electronic pedigree is created for the manufacturer’
“Pharmaceutical Manufacturers are looking for a “turnkey” ePedigree and Serialization System that is tightly integrated and available for immediate deployment, said Kamal Mustafa, President of SSI. “We’re excited to be partnering with the industry’s most production-proven ePedigree Management System Supplier in providing a solution to secure the pharmaceutical supply chain from the threat of counterfeits”
“I’m delighted to announce this partnership with SSI to provide our mutual customers with a complete solution to meet the California mandate”, said Glenn Abood, Founder and CEO at rfXcel. “Combining our solution with SSI’s serialization suite, with its patented serialization methodologies and patent pending data vault, we offer a unique solution that can be seamlessly integrated into any manufacturer’
