Pharmaceutical

Drug Thefts Reveal Gaps in Hospital Security

As the demand for black market narcotics grows, so has the level of hospital security around drugs. Safeguards at Chattanooga hospitals include restricted rooms, heavy surveillance, pill counts performed each shift and dispensing machines that track every drug withdrawal.

Security's Role in Averting Drug Diversion and Theft

Pharmaceutical diversion and theft are two major concerns healthcare facilities face today. Whether it is the hospital’s employees stealing a patient’s prescribed medication or outsiders coming to the emergency department seeking medications to feed their addictions, it is a costly and growing epidemic.

Pharmaceutical - Potential Supply Chain Security Risks

Pharmaceutical companies remain focused on potential supply chain security risks based on three elements; product production, product security and the customer's safety. At the top of the list is the concern for the patient, but management is still critical to ensure acuteness to cost and time assessments associated with doing business.

Video Surveillance Security Systems - The Perfect Prescription for Pharmaceutical Theft

Bang! The police officer shoots from his cruiser towards the getaway vehicle. The criminals zigzag their vehicle through traffic. They seem to be aware yet uncaring about the vehicles around them. As the vehicles cross into the intersection, the getaway car swerves to the side, barely avoiding a tilting semi-trailer.