US: Comparing UDI and DSCSA coding

Although there are differences between the medical device Unique Device Identification (UDI) regulation and the Pharmaceutical Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA), there are also many common aspects across both.
In general both the UDI and DSCSA provide structure to enhance and secure the supply chain for their respective industries, but ultimately address improving patient safety. There are differences in the data transfer and management between the two which will determine complexity of software and IT systems. Mutually, both UDI and DSCA will require human-readable, plain text and Automatic Identification and Data Capture (Healthcare Packaging, 6 January 2015).
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