RFID Tag Data Security Infrastructure: A Common Ground Approach for Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Safety
Abstract: Raising consumer confidence about the authenticity of its prescription drugs is the end goal for the pharmaceutical industry, especially as the number of counterfeit, gray market and diverted products continues to climb. Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology, when combined with a secure tag and data infrastructure, can assure both package authenticity and pedigree while creating new revenue opportunities. And while manufacturers, distributors and retailers continue to expand collaborative RFID pilots, and may agree on their goals, they're not all on the same page when it comes to deployment methods.
For the pharmaceutical industry to create a secure supply chain using RFID technology at the item-level, it needs a broader and more flexible approach – one that encompasses all stakeholder requirements and provides a range of implementation options.
The industry is currently working toward the development of a new Item-Level Tagging (ILT) standard. This paper proposes requirements for ILT deployment and lays the foundation for a Tag Data Security Infrastructure (TDSI) for these initiatives. It defines the key deliverables and outlines the requirements of this “common ground” approach. The TDSI is designed to expand and unify the industry's information technology ecosystem by incorporating both centralized and decentralized deployment options.
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