Quick Guide Before Pharmacy Deadline

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Various pharmacy owners have heard various announcements over the past few years about DSCSA deadlines being pushed back. Some pharmacies are taking a wait-and-see attitude because of those delays. But many in the sector believe complete enforcement is getting much closer, and for an independent pharmacy, waiting until the last minute may impose an undue burden and disrupt its operations.

The Drug Security Act Protecting Supply Chain program was created to increase openness across the pharmaceutical supply chain. Every link in the chain from manufacturers to wholesalers to pharmacies has a responsibility to ensure that drugs can be traced at every step along the way. This extra visibility helps improve patient safety by reducing the risk of counterfeit or unauthorized items entering the market.

Fortunately, the daily impact on most pharmacy business operations is not as severe as some feared. Modern DSCSA software systems automate much of the tracking procedure. Pharmacy teams can scan products and let the program do the data work, rather than wading through mountains of paperwork by hand. This removes some of the administrative burden while helping to keep you compliant.

If you are a pharmacy owner and have not yet chosen a compliance provider, now is a good time to begin your evaluations. There are several providers out there, and many have pricing plans available through buying groups or industry organizations. If you put in the effort to apply the fix before the final deadline, it will make the change go over a lot more smoothly. More importantly, it helps keep your independent pharmacy compliant while still protecting the integrity of the supply chain.
 

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