Pharmaceutical supply chain safety and traceability
with smart tracking solutions from BITO
Safe and continuous condition monitoring of your products is essential
Many products are temperature-sensitive and must be stored and shipped under special conditions. The storage and delivery of pharmaceutical products are subject to guidelines and regulations that are intended to guarantee specified conditions over the entire supply chain.
To meet these requirements, a temperature and humidity monitoring solution is required. Apart from distribution containers with thermal insulation, BITO also provides an easy-to-implement and smart tracking solution.
- Manual shipment monitoring:A beacon is placed into the box to be shipped and data is read out with the app.
- Automatic consignment monitoring:A beacon is placed into the box to be shipped and data is read out by the SmartHub which is located at specific points in your warehouse or in vehicles.
- Real-time monitoring and locking function: A beacon is placed into the box to be shipped and the SmartHub that has been fixed to the box acts as a lock.
How temperature-sensitive products can be shipped safely without interruptions to the cold chain
BITO provides the optimal solution for pharmaceutical shipments
The BITO temperature monitoring system consisting of a SmartHub device and beacon data loggers meets all the requirements of the pharmaceutical industry.
In addition to monitoring temperature and humidity, the system can be used to monitor many other features, such as to locate your shipments and to register impacts and vibrations. The system allows end-to-end documentation and transport routes are more transparent than ever.
As soon as deviations are recorded, a mail or SMS is sent to the person in charge in real time for instant rectification. This avoids additional costs due to damage and eliminates the risk that goods do not arrive in perfect condition at the customer’s premises.
- The data is immediately transferred to the BITO Cloud and archived for later retrieval.
- Among other things, the system can be optimally integrated into the BITO PharmaBox and thus offers the perfect opportunity to safely transport your goods.
- The SmartLock locks the box and at the same time serves as a seal.
The right solution for intelligent shipment monitoring
Implementing a smart tracking solution in your system is easy with BITO
- Real-time temperature monitoring. Your data is safely stored in the cloud. Data reports can be edited in csv or pdf-format.
- Individually applicable for transporting temperature-sensitive products and for monitoring warehouse conditions.
- GDP and GMP-compliant
- Rated for a temperature range from -200 ° to +80 °C
- Encrypted data transmission, accessible only by authorised employees
- No need for a WLAN connection or other IT infrastructure
- Easy Plug & Play set-up
- No interruption in the cold chain, automated read-out via Bluetooth
- Different temperature ranges can be served (-78 °C / -25 °C to +15 °C / +2 °C to +8 °C / +15 °C to +25 °C)
BITO – Your specialist for automation and sustainable storage solutions
BITO. Your project partner.
We have always taken pride in delivering high-value, innovative solutions and are convinced that extraordinary requirements deserve beyond standard solutions.
Become a partner and implement the BITO tracking solution in your supply chain.
Together, we ensure the safe and reliable transport of highly sensitive pharmaceutical products and guarantee an uninterrupted cold chain.
Further applications
The system provides further monitoring solutions for your intralogistics and supply chain automation
Hospitals: In-house transport and data monitoring
To ensure product safety, a detailed and reliable documentation of temperature and humidity is necessary.
In-house transport and storage of sensitive medicines in hospitals are associated with extreme costs and a high safety risk. Medicines must be kept cool on the way between the wards and in the storage rooms.
Temperature and humidity monitoring must comply with demanding minimum standards which require continuous data collection. Even minor temperature fluctuations while handling pharmaceuticals in hospitals can result in damage or loss of effectiveness.
Temperature monitoring of medical refrigerators
Until now, employees had to manually read and enter thermometer readings once or twice a day. This procedure is very labour intensive and error-prone. In addition, precise data analysis is impossible, as there are not enough measurements, i.e. reading intervals are too big. It is therefore impossible to say how long a product has been exposed to the wrong temperature.
The temperature monitoring system automatically generates, transmits and stores data, thereby avoiding all previous shortcomings.
Temperature monitoring in the pharmacy & during messenger service
Temperature monitoring and documentation in pharmacies is mandatory and clearly regulated by the pharmacy operating regulations (ApBetrO) in Germany. This prevents that sensitive medicines loose their effectiveness. In the case of pharmaceutical products, shelf life and usability are often only guaranteed under certain temperature ranges and physical conditions.
In particular, medications requiring refrigeration can be damaged or lose their effectiveness even through minor temperature fluctuations. A suitable temperature monitoring system in pharmacies should not only ensure the safety of customers and their medicines, but also prevent financial losses due to damaged medicines and the destruction of unusable medicines.