Evaluation of potential effects of RFID-based item-level tracing systems on the integrity of biological pharmaceutical products

International Journal of RF Technologies: Research and Applications

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 101-118

  Maffia, Michele ^a   Mainetti, Luca ^a   Patrono, Luigi ^a   Urso, Emanuela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

EPC (Electronic Product Code); FSH (Follicle Stimulating Hormone); item level tracing system; pharmaceutical supply chain; RFID (Radio Frequency Identification); risk assessment

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL TARGETS; ELECTRONIC PRODUCT CODES; EXPERIMENTAL PROTOCOLS; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; FUNCTIONAL ASSAYS; IN-VITRO; ITEM-LEVEL; LARGE-SCALE DEPLOYMENT; MULTI-DISCIPLINARY APPROACH; OVER POTENTIAL; PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS; POTENTIAL DRUG; POTENTIAL EFFECTS; POTENTIAL EXPOSURE; RFID TECHNOLOGY; SAFETY ISSUES; STRUCTURAL CHANGE; TEST ENVIRONMENT;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID); RISK ASSESSMENT;

SUPPLY CHAINS;

EID: 84860717497     PISSN: 17545730     EISSN: 17545749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/RFT-2012-022     Document Type: Article

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