After November 27, 2017, manufacturers will no longer be allowed to ship prescription drugs without a unique serial identification code that includes a product identifier, serial number, lot number and expiration date.
Other critical requirements for manufacturers include:
Providing electronically formatted transaction data to trading partners that includes Transaction Information (TI), Transaction History (TH) and Transaction Statement (TS).
Replying within 24 hours to trading partners’ verification requests.
Verifying the unique product identifier of suspect products, as well as returned ones intended for resale.
Quarantining any suspect products until they can be cleared or disposed of.
