Smart RFID-Labels offer more safety and efficiency in the healthcare sector | 04-09-2025 |
Schreiner MediPharm has developed high-performance RFID-Labels adapted to the requirements of the KitCheck™ Scanning Stations enabling reliable identification of the drug containers, it says. KitCheck™ is a system in the USA by Bluesight, a provider of healthcare intelligence solutions for efficient and digital inventory management. To date, more than 325 million units of injectable emergency and anesthetic drugs have been captured by the system in 900 North American hospitals.
The demands made on automated medication management in hospitals are growing continuously, according to the companies. The latest RFID-Labels enable precise tracking of drugs, reduce medication errors, and enhance supply efficiency, it claims. They can easily be applied in pharmaceutical production settings and are designed for high-speed labelling systems.
Their specially developed robust RFID structure permanently protects the chip against mechanical stress and functional failures. Thanks to their optimized design, the labels can be applied even to primary containers with narrow radii such as vials or syringes. Also they offer a wide variety of additional functions such as integrated hangers, removable documentation labels, or tamper-evident seals.
In the application, these labels can automatically be read out in the KitCheck™ Scanning Stations using tracking software. The systems not only capture the drug itself but also important information such as batch numbers, expiration dates, missing or expired drugs, or indications of previously opened drugs. Due to a digital first-opening indication feature additionally integrated in the label, the integrity of the containers can be monitored on unit level.
The RFID-Labels in combination with the Bluesight systems create the basis for hospital pharmacies to benefit from automated, digital medication management, they believe. “Due to the utilization of RFID technology, drug inventories can be monitored in real time, which facilitates the work of hospital pharmacies and increases safety along the entire supply chain,” said Nick Petersen, VP corporate development at Bluesight.
“Standardized and reliable RFID labelling of pharmaceutical products improves workflow, helps reduce medication errors, and enhances patient safety,” added Sebastian Münscher, senior product manager RFID/NFC solutions at Schreiner MediPharm.
