Decommissioned: The Serialisation Podcast

Justin Ahdan
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Decommissioned: The Serialisation Podcast is your monthly guide to global pharma serialisation and track-and-trace compliance. From the EU FMD and US DSCSA to emerging regulations worldwide, we debate key topics, real-world implementations, and gather expert insights. Tune in each month for practical perspectives from MAHs, CMOs, tech providers, and regulators. Subscribe to for an unadulterated perspective on a serialisation landscape.

Episodes

  1. 05/11/2025

    Standard Deviation - When Data Standards Deliver… or Don't

    Data standards are meant to simplify serialization operations — not complicate them. In this episode of Decommissioned, Jerome Bertin, Scott Pugh, and Justin Ahdan explore where the pharmaceutical industry's data standards truly help — and where misapplication, proprietary detours, and weak enforcement create noise, cost, and confusion. From the US DSCSA to the EU FMD, the trio break down how adherence to standards isn't bureaucracy — it's the foundation of digital transformation. Automation, efficiency, and insight aren't born from technology alone, but from data that speaks a common language. The standard isn't broken — the implementation is. 00:00 The Theatre of Misapplication   02:00 What Do We Mean by Data Standards?   04:30 When Standards Fail in Translation   08:50 The Business Cost of Misalignment   10:15 Enforcement and the European Edge   13:00 The US Challenge — Many Flavours of EPCIS? 16:50 Proprietary Detours   23:00 Competitive or Counterproductive?   26:20 Regulation, Risk, and Real-World Consequences   34:00 Compliance or Opportunity?   41:45 Accountability and Enforcement   46:45 The True Measure of Digital Transformation   52:00 Outro — Stay Standard

  2. 08/08/2025

    Between the Scans

    With DSCSA enforcement looming, this episode dives into the global fight against counterfeit medicines. Scott and Jerome compare the U.S.'s decentralized approach with the EU's centralized FMD system, highlighting key milestones, rollout challenges, and what's at stake. From tech alignment to pharmacy realities and SME struggles, get insights on what's worked, what hasn't, and what's next for pharma traceability.

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Decommissioned: The Serialisation Podcast is your monthly guide to global pharma serialisation and track-and-trace compliance. From the EU FMD and US DSCSA to emerging regulations worldwide, we debate key topics, real-world implementations, and gather expert insights. Tune in each month for practical perspectives from MAHs, CMOs, tech providers, and regulators. Subscribe to for an unadulterated perspective on a serialisation landscape.

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