AmerisourceBergen Debuts RFID Tagging Service

A first for the pharmaceutical supply chain, global healthcare company AmerisourceBergen (AB) launched its RFID Tagging Service.

Through this service, pharmacy customers nationwide can now choose to purchase product from AB that comes with radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags applied. These tags adhere to universal standards set by the RAIN Alliance and can be read and managed by any RAIN RFID technology system capable of reading RFID tags, including commonly utilized kit and tray management solutions. This technology-agnostic tagging service is enabled through an open-source model that freely discloses the tag decoding information to any interested technology provider.

RAIN RFID is a wireless technology that connects billions of tagged products to the internet, enabling users to identify, locate, authenticate, and engage each item regardless of where the product may have originated from. Adhering tags to standards set by the RAIN Alliance ensures that each tag has a unique company identification number (CIN), differentiating AB’s tags from those of other companies.