GS1 Standards for DSCSA Suppliers Online Certificate

The DSCSA can be viewed as a three-phase implementation over 10 years. Phase 1 involves supply chain participants sharing lot-level, chain-of-ownership data starting in 2015. Phase 2 involves item-level identification and marking starting in 2017. And Phase 3 involves the electronic exchange of chain-of-ownership data to support serialized item traceability back to the product origin starting in 2023.*

GS1 US is pleased to offer a self-paced, on-demand training course designed to help you understand how to implement GS1 Standards for DSCSA requirements which will:

• Help your organization prepare for DSCSA requirements
• Effectively implement DSCSA lot-level management
• Understand serialization and item-level traceability requirements

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*For information about the act, see the 2013 Drug Supply Chain Security Act.  

Disclaimer: GS1 US is the local GS1 Member Organization that supports implementation of the GS1 System in the United States. GS1 US employees are not representatives or agents of the U.S. FDA, and the content herein has not been reviewed, approved, or authorized by the U.S. FDA. 

GS1 Standards for DSCSA Suppliers Online Certificate Course includes six modules that allow you to apply GS1 Standards to prepare for DSCSA requirements.

• Module 1: Overview of GS1 Standards
• Module 2a: How to Use Your GS1 Company Prefix (NDC)
• Module 2b: How to Use Your GS1 Company Prefix (EAN/UPC)
• Module 3: How to Create and Manage Your Global Trade Item Numbers (GTINs)
• Module 4: GTIN Management Standard
• Module 5: How to Barcode Your Products
• Module 6: Introduction to the Global Location Number (GLN)
• Module 7: Introduction to Inventory Visibility and Track & Trace using EPCIS
• Module 8: GS1 Standards for DSCSA

Who Should Attend:
This certificate training is designed for pharmaceutical manufacturers, wholesale distributors, and repackagers using GS1 Standards for the Drug Supply Chain Security Act.

What You'll Learn:

• DSCSA overview and key milestones
• The GS1 System of Standards and how it relates to DSCSA
• How to obtain a GS1 Company Prefix that incorporates your NDC Labeler Code
• How to use Global Trade Item Numbers (GTINs) to identify your lowest sellable units and homogeneous cases
• Which GS1 Data Carriers can be used for DSCSA
• How to use GS1 Application Identifiers for DSCSA product identification and marking
• How to use Electronic Product Code Information Services (EPCIS) for DSCSA data exchange
• Best practices provided in the GS1 US Implementation Guideline: Applying GS1 Standards for DSCSA and Traceability for managing in a mixed environment, exception processing, and forward and reverse logistics events

Earn a Badge - your GS1 Standards credential
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