Automated Quality Control for Error-free Pharmaceutical Packaging

Having a platform such as an AMS (Artwork Management System) or DAM (Data Asset Management System) is a great way to keep file revisions and proofs organized throughout the product development process. This is also a space where colleagues can collaborate on edits and approvals in an organized fashion. To further streamline a crucial part of the quality control ecosystem, regulatory teams often implement automated proofreading software to easily detect errors in text, graphics, and even barcodes. Automated proofreading will also ensure that files are maintaining compliance with FDA regulations, and other regulations where your products are being sold.

To ensure that your vendor’s proof meets FDA labeling requirements and is free of any errors, you can compare it against your final approved version using an automated print inspection system. This technology will ensure that all text, graphics, barcodes, colors, and even measurements, are compliant with FDA label requirements by comparing it against your final approved version within seconds. If your print vendor is sending you digital proofs, you can use an automated proofreading software to run the inspection digitally. This type of technology works for labels, cartons, inserts, and other types of packaging components.

The alternative to automated proofreading and automated quality control are to inspect files and labels manually, which can lead to human error. Text, graphics, or barcode errors can lead to FDA sanctions, or sanctions from other regulatory bodies. Other potential repercussions include recalls, misprints, customer complaints, and lawsuits, all of which can cause financial strain to a company, depending on the severity of the error as well as at which point in the process it was caught. Automated proofreading and quality control solutions are an affordable way to prevent errors from getting by and compromising quality.