PACKAGE FOR PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCT, COMPRISING MINIATURIZED ELECTRONIC TAG FOR MONITORING PRODUCT INTEGRITY

摘要

The retail package for a perishable product comprises a box as an outer package; and an electronic tag for obtaining information relating to the integrity of the product as assessed from an exposure of said product to physical or environmental conditions during a time span. The tag comprises a main part comprising an electronics unit and a rip strip comprising a breakable electrical connection operationally connected to said electronics unit. The electronics unit comprises a control unit; a sensor unit comprising at least one sensor for monitoring said physical or environmental conditions; a display unit comprising a display for displaying data relating to said integrity referred to as status data; and a switch. The control unit is structured and configured for detecting a breaking of said electrical connection; for starting said monitoring in reaction to said detecting said breaking of said electrical connection; and for effecting that said display unit displays said status data in reaction to an operation of said switch.