J&J Building Electronic Drug-Tracking System In Anticipation of California’s E-Pedigree

26 Apr 2013

• By Cathy Dombrowski

House discussion draft of track-and-trace legislation draws fire from Democrats during April 25 hearings for failing to require a unit-level tracking system, but Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman plans markup of a bill in May and predicts a final measure will reach President Obama’s desk by the August recess.

Johnson & Johnson is beginning to pilot test an interoperable electronic system that can trace drugs at the package level as they move through the pharmaceutical distribution supply chain in California.

“We’re working with some wholesalers and also another manufacturer to try to build the first version of this interoperable system,”...