DE102004039029A1 - Animal feed, useful to detect the product forgery or reimport, comprises the incorporated feed material and an information that the feed is consumptional by animals - Google Patents

Abstract

Animal feed (I) comprises the incorporated feed material and an information that the feed is consumptional by animals. Independent claims are also included for: (1) a method for incorporation of information on and/or in (I) comprising incorporating the information on and/or in (I); and (2) preparation of (I).

Description

The The invention relates to the incorporation of information into one a creature feedable Substance in which the information can be supplied at the consumption of the living being Substance is consumed. The invention further relates to a method for the incorporation of information on and / or into a living being deliverable Substance and a method of making such a living being deliverable Material.

counterfeiting are a long-standing problem. In particular, counterfeit medicines, the quality and / or composition in relation to the original products qualitatively are inferior the safety of patients. According to World Health Organization (WHO) As of April 1999, there were 771 cases reports of drug counterfeits, being closer by 325 analyzed cases in 40% the type or quality of the active components involved, and in 59% none active component was included. For example, that caused Placing on the market and the later Taking acetaminophen syrup containing the antifreeze diethylene glycol was contaminated, the death of 89 Haitians in 1995.

The WHO recommends in their guidelines for the inspection of pharmaceutical Products that are considered fake, contaminated or inferior quality, an organoleptic Examination of the packaging and contents of the product, and then either simple, analytical methods, such as thin-layer chromatography, or a complete one Analysis by the responsible supervisors (WHO publication WHO / EDM / QSM / 99.1, pages 1 to 33 and 37).

While organoleptic and simple analytical methods ensure only modest security, is a complete one Analysis usually expensive and expensive.

drugs are also for the purpose of traceability (traceability) during the distribution route from the manufacturer to the dealer and on to the consumer or patients marked, for example, in the case of recall campaigns targeted To allow access to specific batches of the product. The marking is in the form of plain text on the product packaging applied and contains in the case of medicines or cosmetics, a batch number, the expiration date and a unique article name, for example, the central pharmaceutical number (PZN) for medicinal products. If necessary, the sales unit additionally marked with the date of manufacture and an individual serial number. All or part of this information is in addition to the plain text as well machine-readable in the form of a one- or two-dimensional code printed.

In younger Time is trying to attach the authenticity of drugs of counterfeit protection features similar to those to make recognizable on banknotes, whereby the manufacturing costs and the logistical effort is considerable. For example, after an initiative of the Italian Ministry of Health each Medication pack carry a nine-digit serial number, by the state Italian mint should be created ("Focus, Journal of the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Wholesalers, Inc., Vol. 25, December 27, 2001).

Problematic is, however, that the previously common counterfeit protection features on the packaging of the protected Drugs are appropriate, and based on individual tablets neither the origin, nor the exact combination of active ingredients are derived can.

Of the Invention was based on the object, a substance such as to provide a drug in the relevant information regarding the Stoffs be incorporated. Another task is incorporation of the information in such a way that it is fed to a living being and can be consumed, without compromising the effectiveness of the substance, and without the living being to cause damage.

These Task has been solved in the form of a substance that can be supplied to a living being, in which information was incorporated on and / or in the substance and in which the information consumption of the substance is consumed.

A "living being" within the meaning of the application all living things to which a substance can be added. Examples for living things are humans, animals, plants and mushrooms.

"Incorporated" in the sense of the application means without limitation, that the information is both applied to the substance as well can be incorporated into the fabric, as well as any combination thereof.

• • ein verschreibungspflichtiges oder nicht verschreibungspflichtiges Arzneimittel und/oder Medikament wie eine Tablette, eine Kapsel, eine Oblatenkapsel, eine Lutschtablette oder ein Zäpfchen oder eine Kombination davon und/oder
• • ein Kosmetikum und/oder
• • ein Lebensmittel.

The substance that can be delivered to the living being is preferably

• • a prescription or non-prescription medicine and / or medication, such as a tablet, capsule, cachet, lozenge or graft chen or a combination thereof and / or
• • a cosmetic and / or
• • a food.

• • Artikelnummer, insbesondere eine Pharmazentralnummer, eine European Article Number, Universal Product Code, National Drug Code oder National Health Related Item Code und/oder
• • eine Chargenbezeichnung und/oder
• • das Herstelldatum und/oder
• • das Verfallsdatum und/oder
• • die Dosierung und/oder
• • mögliche Wechselwirkungen mit anderem Lebewesen zuführbaren Stoffen und/oder
• • das Verkaufsland.

The information preferably includes:

• • Article number, in particular a central pharmaceutical number, a European Article Number, Universal Product Code, National Drug Code or National Health Related Item Code and / or
• • a batch description and / or
• • the date of manufacture and / or
• • the expiration date and / or
• • the dosage and / or
• • possible interactions with other organisms feedable substances and / or
• • the country of sale.

Prefers be the individual identification number from the article number, preferably the PZN, the batch designation and a consecutive Number within the batch, formed.

• • Farbige oder farblose codierte Markierung und/oder Lackierung wie einen Bar-Code;
• • Magnetisierbare Schicht;
• • Gravierung oder Rille

oder Kombinationen davon in den dem Lebewesen zuführbaren Stoff inkorporiert, vor.The information can be incorporated in a variety of forms - and for the expert with known methods. The information is preferably encoded or uncoded in machine-readable analog, digital and / or optical form. Preferably, the information is as

• • Colored or colorless coded marking and / or painting such as a bar code;
• • magnetizable layer;
• • Engraving or groove

or combinations thereof incorporated into the animal feedable to the subject.

The colored or colorless coded marking and / or coating and / or magnetizable layer is preferably one or more Iron oxides. The technology for it is for magnetic media (Tapes, DAT tapes, Floppy disks, hard drives) have long been developed and on the market established. Information on or in a tablet is digested after, for example, oral ingestion - harmless to the organism and thus exterminated or excreted from the living beings.

The in the substance that can be delivered to a living being containing information is preferably in the form of a on or multidimensional encoding before and are therefore for the customer or end user not immediately apparent.

The The invention further includes a method for incorporating information on and / or into a creature feedable substance in which the information is incorporated on and / or in the substance.

• a) ein einem Lebewesen zuführbarer Stoff vorgelegt wird und
• b) Information auf und/oder in den inkorporiert wird

wobei Schritt a) und b) gleichzeitig und/oder in umgekehrter Reihenfolge stattfinden können.The invention furthermore comprises a method for producing a creature that can be introduced into a living being, characterized in that

• a) a substance which can be supplied to a living being is presented and
• b) Information is incorporated and / or incorporated into

wherein step a) and b) can take place simultaneously and / or in the reverse order.

The Information in step b) is preferably provided by a printer, in particular a laser printer or an inkjet printer, incorporated.

The Information is preferably in the form of a bar code or a incorporated optical pattern. These can then be used subsequently read out a special scanner, for example with a Laser scanner, a special magnetic head or a CCD camera.

A additional Layer over to be fed to a living being Cloth is preferably applied with incorporated information.

The Invention not only allows product counterfeiting or reimporting easy to detect. Also the processing of product complaints or Claims for damages are considerably simplified by this measure. The invention also allows for better medical care to ensure. Not only can be guaranteed that all medicines are genuine and effective (not yet expired), For example, various medications are prescribed by the doctor, can these are checked for interactions.

Examples 1 to 4 demonstrate the inventive principle.

example 1

On a tablet as a substance which can be supplied to a living being, a magnetizable lacquer-as used for the production of tapes-is applied with a dye prior to the lacquering. With common technology for storing and reading data, the information relevant for the manufacturer can be stored. When taking the tablet, the magnetizable paint - harmless to the customer - mitverdaut. The tablet is in 1 shown. The magnetizable coating on which the information can be stored is in 1 marked as A.

Example 2

Along a capsule or tablet as a substance that can be supplied to a living being, a pattern is cut with the aid of a laser, which can be read out by optical or laser technology methods. About the shape of the pattern, which may be similar to a common "bar codes", for example, the relevant information for the manufacturer can be stored and read out later.After taking the capsule, this is digested residue-free 2 shown. The engraving on which information can be stored is in 2 marked as B.

Example 3

On a tablet as a substance which can be supplied to a living being, a pattern is attached by colored marking, which can be read out by optical methods. About the shape of the pattern, which may for example be similar to a common "bar codes", the information relevant to the manufacturer can be stored and read out later 3 and 4 shown. The marker, similar to a bar code on which the information can be stored, is in 3 and 4 each marked as C.

Example 4

On a tablet as a substance which can be supplied to a living being, a pattern is attached by colored marking, which can be read out by optical methods. The form of the sample is freely selectable and can be in any free form or system and contains all relevant information for the instructed company or user. Such a tablet is in 5 shown. The coding on which the information can be stored is in 5 marked as D.

Claims (10)

A substance which can be supplied to a living being, characterized in that information is incorporated on and / or the substance and in which the information is consumed by consumption of the creature that can be introduced into the living being by the living being. Fabric according to claim 1, characterized in that the creature feedable substance • a prescription or non-prescription drug and / or drug like a tablet, a capsule, a cachet, a lozenge or a suppository or a combination thereof and / or • a cosmetic and / or • a food is. A substance deliverable to a living being according to the claim 1, characterized in that the information information as • Item number, in particular a central pharmaceutical number, a European Article Number, Universal Product Code, National Drug Code or National Health Related Item Code and / or • one Batch designation and / or • the date of manufacture and / or • the expiration date and or • the Dosage and / or • possible interactions Can be fed with other animals Fabrics and / or • the sale land contain. A substance deliverable to a living being according to claims 1 and 3, characterized in that the information is encoded or uncoded in machine-readable analog, digital and / or optical form in particular as • Colored or colorless coded label and / or paint such as one Bar code; • Magnetizable Layer; • Engraving or groove or combinations thereof in the animals that can be delivered Fabric is incorporated. A substance deliverable to a living being according to the claim 4, characterized in that the colorless or colorless coded Marking and / or painting and / or magnetizable layer consists of one or more iron oxides. Method for incorporating information on and / or into a substance that can be delivered to a living being according to claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the information on and / or in the Fabric is incorporated. Method for producing a creature that can be fed to a living being Stoffs according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that a) a living being feedable Substance is submitted and b) Information on and / or in the Fabric is incorporated, wherein step a) and b) simultaneously and / or in reverse order. Method according to claim 7, characterized in that that the information in step b) with a printer, in particular a laser printer or an ink jet printer incorporated becomes. Method according to one of claims 7 and 8, characterized in that the information is incorporated in the form of a bar code or an optical pattern. Method according to one of claims 7, 8 or 9, characterized that an extra Layer over to a creature feedable Cloth with incorporated information is attached.