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Drug Track-and-Trace Data Flow
How medicine packs are serialised and traced from factory to pharmacy to stop counterfeits: unique codes, aggregation and verification.
Drawing diagram…
What this diagram shows
- Every pack gets a unique serial number in a 2D barcode
- Packs are aggregated into cases and pallets
- Pharmacies verify packs before dispensing
Prompt used
Data flow for pharmaceutical serialisation: the packaging line prints a unique serial number, GTIN, batch and expiry as a 2D DataMatrix on each pack, aggregation links packs to cases and pallets, serial data is uploaded to the company's serialisation repository and to the national verification system. Distributors scan cases at receipt and dispatch, and pharmacies scan packs before dispensing; the system decommissions the serial or raises an alert if it is unknown or already dispensed.
Mermaid code
flowchart LR PL[Packaging Line] -->|Serial, GTIN, batch, expiry| PR[2D DataMatrix per pack] PR --> AG[Aggregation: packs to cases to pallets] AG -->|Serial and hierarchy| REP[(Serialisation Repository)] REP -->|Upload| NVS[(National Verification System)] DIS[Distributor] -->|Scan at receipt and dispatch| NVS PH[Pharmacy] -->|Scan before dispensing| NVS NVS -->|Valid: decommission| PH NVS -->|Unknown or already dispensed| AL[Counterfeit Alert]
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