Resumen

RODRIGUEZ-RIUS, Carolina; SERRALLONGA-TRUJILLO, Camilo; LOPES-MARTINEZ, Igor  y  NUNEZ-CABRALES, Ailin. Traceability in the logistics system of medicines in Cuba, use of auto-identification. Vaccimonitor [online]. 2021, vol.30, n.2, pp. 51-59.  Epub 20-Mayo-2021. ISSN 1025-0298.

Traceability is the capability to track the history, application or location of an object under consideration. In the pharmaceutical field, the tracking and monitoring of medicines, including vaccines and other biological medicines, along the supply chain constitutes a mandatory requirement established by the sanitary authorities at an international level, which is demanded to a greater or lesser extent in the regulations in force. This research was carried out involving different links in the drug supply chain in Cuba, ranging from drug suppliers, drug distribution company, to healthcare centers and pharmacies. An analysis is carried out on the current coding and classification system, detecting the ineffectiveness of the identification of the drugs as the main deficiency. A procedure is proposed for the implementation of the auto-identification and electronic data interchange technologies using GS1 in the coding and classification system used in the health sector that allows traceability throughout the supply chain in Cuba.

Palabras clave : reference standards; products distribution; product labeling; coding; vaccines; biological products.

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