Articles by Michael Esposito

1. DSCSA, Blockchain, & The Pharma Supply Chain — Where Do Things Stand? 5/27/2020

   As the requirements for serialization and track & trace become more challenging to implement as we approach 2023, blockchain, by providing data integrity throughout the supply chain, becomes a more attractive solution to reducing the probability of errors occurring.

2. 4 Ways To Prevent Manufacture And Distribution Of Substandard Medications 12/12/2018

   If a legitimate product is not manufactured according to quality standards or becomes degraded as it travels through its supply chain, it can be ineffective at best or deadly at worst. 

3. 5 Strategies To Combat Counterfeit Drugs And Supply Chain Threats 10/12/2018

   It’s hard enough to detect errors in the entire process of manufacturing and distributing one’s own pharmaceutical products, but pharma companies must also address the challenge of counterfeit medications that at best are ineffective and at worst are deadly.

4. 5 Keys To Successfully Navigate Pharmaceutical Packaging Development 3/2/2018

   The packaging department is normally involved in the conceptual design of a package in the early stages, well before the labeling department’s activities begin. 

5. How To Successfully Manage Packaging And Labeling During Biopharma Product Launches 10/18/2017

   If you are charged with any of the tasks that lead to a successful product launch in the pharmaceutical industry, you know how critical it is to execute a multitude of steps successfully. One step that can get neglected, or appear to be of lesser importance than the remainder of these, is the completion of packaging and labeling for the launch product.

6. 6 Tips For Better Time Management In Pharmaceutical Operations 10/11/2016

   We all want to maximize the productive use of our time, correct? Over the span of my pharmaceutical industry career, I have been fascinated with this topic. It started when one of my supervisors in supply chain gave copies of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People to me and the rest of his staff, which became one of many books on time management I have read.

7. 8 Keys To Successfully Implementing A Pharmaceutical Process Improvement 3/2/2016

   Imagine you've just spent the last several days with colleagues developing a map to revise a problematic or inefficient process in your business. For the purposes of this discussion, let's say it’s a pharmaceutical supply chain improvement, and you are in charge of scheduling production for several products that are in high demand and are critical to the company's continued success.