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Schreiner MediPharm, a Germany-based global provider of functional label solutions for the healthcare industry, unveils Cap-Lock plus RFID, which enhances product and patient safety while adding digitalization-centric security and efficiencies in supply chain and inventory settings.
Schreiner MediPharm’s new Cap-Lock plus RFID builds upon its proven Cap-Lock Label. Thanks to a special cap design with the same diameter as the syringe barrel, the Cap-Lock Label wraps around the syringe and cap. A label-integrated irreversible first-opening indication is activated once the cap is opened, safeguarding the prefilled syringe’s integrity until final use. In doing so, the solution eliminates the need for typical protective blister packs, enabling meaningful CO₂ reductions and cost savings. Due to optimized packaging and distribution processes as well as reduced space requirements during transportation and storage, it also helps enhance efficiencies along the entire supply chain.
The standout innovation of Schreiner MediPharm’s Cap-Lock plus RFID is its integrated RFID functionality. In addition to the analog first-opening indication, the chip embedded in the label offers a digital first-opening indication. In hospital settings, this enables automated tracking of the integrity of each individual prefilled syringe—up until the medication is administered. Consequently, there is no need to manually check whether the syringe has been previously opened, resulting in optimized and reliable processes for healthcare staff. The system also supports clear unit-level identification, providing seamless supply chain tracking and facilitating automated inventory management in everyday hospital settings. Expired drugs are automatically detected, unused prefilled syringes can be reliably returned to inventory, and potential diversions or medication misuse can be monitored digitally.
Like all RFID solutions from Schreiner MediPharm, the new Cap-Lock plus RFID features a particularly robust design. A special label construction reliably protects the integrated chip against mechanical stress and functional failure—even on high-speed dispensing systems common to pharmaceutical manufacturing. Thus, the readability and functional reliability of the label-integrated RFID chip is guaranteed from production through final use. As a result, pharmaceutical companies are spared additional costs due to production downtimes and waste rates while enhancing product and patient safety.
