HRG, NCPA partner to bring special pricing for track-and-trace solution

Hamacher Resource Group and the National Community Pharmacists Association are partnering to offer NCPA members special pricing for HRG’s Rx Track-and-Trace Compliance Service.

Under the Drug Supply Chain Security Act, drugs are required to be traced as they move through the supply chain, and pharmacies must:

• Only accept prescription drugs that are accompanied by three pieces of product tracing documentation – transaction information, transaction history, and transaction statement;
• Store the product tracing documentation received in paper or electronic format for six years. Pharmacies may negotiate third-party agreements with business partners to store such product tracing documentation; and 
• Generate and provide the three-part product tracing documentation with the transaction if a prescription drug is transferred to a trading partner unless the prescription drug is transferred from a pharmacy to another pharmacy for dispensing to a specific patient.

HRG’s service offers both a repository solution and a proactive transaction monitoring solution to identify any anomalies that should be investigated. This unique functionality provides peace of mind and limits the need to add additional staff to oversee the legitimacy of supply chain transactions, the company said.

Beginning in November, pharmacies must only accept pharmaceutical products that include 2-D serialized product identifiers, except for those items otherwise grandfathered or not covered under the DSCSA regulation.

HRG said its solution assists pharmacies in creating standard operating procedures to address this requirement and also can work with the pharmacy to implement scanning equipment and processes to comply. Additionally, the standard operating procedures will help pharmacies formally address quarantine practices for suspect items and the steps to take in the event counterfeiting or adulterated drugs are discovered in the supply chain, HRG said. 

"Pharmacy owners are required to comply with the law and put in place systems to track, store, and manage pharmaceutical purchase data," said NCPA CEO Doug Hoey. "We are pleased to announce this arrangement with our long-time supporter, HRG, to help pharmacists meet the requirements of the law."

HRG’s proven application allows the exchange of information so the details of Rx transactions are safely stored, extracted, and reported as needed under the law.

“HRG’s approach is to work directly with our retail pharmacy members and offer a solution that considers the unique needs of community pharmacists," said Kurt Proctor, NCPA's senior vice president, strategic initiatives. "Additionally, their reputation and commitment to independent pharmacy has been unwavering."