Product solutions based on RFID technology are needed to drive digitalisation in hospitals. Schreiner MediPharm has now developed its special label for tamper evidence Cap-Lock equipped with an RFID inlay.
The safety concept for prefilled syringes consisting of a label and cap adapter now also enables automated inventory and supply chain management as well as digital first-opening indication. Cap-Lock plus RFID thus offers an efficient and secure product authentication and increases patient safety.
Syringes with liquid medications that are to receive RFID labels are a challenge. Both the container material and the composition of the liquid can interfere with the reading of a UHF RFID label. Manual flag labels that protrude from the container are often used, but these can easily tear off and require additional space.
Cap-Lock combines cap adapter and label
In the new solution, the RFID chip is integrated into the label. The label encloses the syringe body and cap adapter and, once opened, provides irreversible proof of tampering thanks to an integrated perforation. The RFID inlay is located in the upper part of the label at cap height. It is therefore largely outside of the liquid-filled area and can be easily removed. can be read reliably over a long range can be used. In addition to the previously purely visual first-opening indication by the destroyed label, digital first-opening verification is now also possible thanks to the RFID functionality. The RFID label can be processed automatically in the normal labelling process of the primary container.
Automatic detection and digital monitoring
In order to monitor and control the logistical material and product flows live for automated inventory and supply chain management, it is possible to automatically record the syringes equipped with RFID Cap-Lock at various stations. By reading the removed and stored products the stocks are always stored in an up-to-date database. In addition, the integrity, initial opening or tampering of the container can be digitally monitored via the specially developed RFID sensor label.
Medication management involves reading the data stored on the RFID labels, such as product name, manufacturer, batch number and expiry date, either automatically or with simple handheld or special readers, either individually or in bulk, and comparing them with a database. This allows the stock to be tracked precisely and makes it transparent whether medication is missing or should be used up promptly. Patients are thus protected from possible medication errors.
Source: Schreiner MediPharm
