2D bar coding solution offers advanced drug packaging authentication features
Goose Tracker meet GS1 track and trace requirements
Software solutions specialist Goose Technologies, based in Hyderabad, India, offers the Goose Tracker 2D serialisation bar coding solution for the pharmaceutical industry. Its multi-level authentication features allow tracking of product throughout the supply chain, from warehouse to pharmacy.
Goose Tracker creates, manages and tracks unique serial numbers printed on tertiary, primary and secondary packages.
Pharma companies such as Strides Arcolab, Indoco Remedies and Macleods Pharmaceuticals have already implemented Goose Tracker, the company says.
Goose expects demand for the system to rise after secondary bar coding became compulsory for pharmaceutical exports on 1 January.
‘Goose Tracker is a simple and easy to configure track and trace solution for achieving bar coding on drug packaging as per the recent Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) regulation,’ said Goose’s founder and CEO, Deb Pattnaik.
‘Our online and offline solution is highly scalable and handles the track and trace needs for all levels of packaging (up to primary) and e-pedigree easily,’ he added.
Goose Tracker can be configured to address product-specific integrity challenges and allows seamless scale-up as new lines or manufacturing plants are added to an organisation.
Goose Tracker’s serialisation algorithm generates billions of unique numbers. It does not store serial numbers in the database for enhanced security and includes a dynamic engine to interact with ERP systems for data retrieval. This solution provides an offline application for entities in the supply chain that do not have access to the main database.
Users can also validate the authenticity of the product by using SMS, IVR or website. Validations done online such as rejecting cartons with missing or incorrect characters, the wrong code, smudging, code line characteristics, etc are stored in the database and can be used for productivity monitoring and optimisation purposes. This tool helps in providing accurate detection of 2D on the carton and Optical Character Verification (OCV) of overprinting details on the carton. It supports GS1 data matrix standards and comes with all validation documents required for 21-CFR Part 11 compliance and GxP Critical Validation.
