“Starting July 1, Florida’s pedigree law will require pharmaceutical distributors to document the chain of custody of prescription drugs in the state. On Jan. 1, 2007, a California statute with similar requirements will come into effect, and other states are considering comparable pedigree laws. Complying with those regulations will require disciplined processes that can track and document the drugs as they move through the supply chain.

To that end, Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Cyclone Commerce and systems integrator Axway recently introduced a software package, the Healthcare Compliance Suite, which combines several applications designed to help drugmakers and wholesale distributors, logistics providers and retailers serving the health-care market to better manage and monitor their manufacturing and distribution operations.”

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