Global UDI Database: What if a Product is Discontinued Before the UDI Compliance Deadline?

Data for a medical product that will be discontinued before the UDI compliance deadline is not required to be entered into the Global Unique Device Identification Database (GUDID), it is optional.  You can enter a begin distribution date and an end distribution date of today into the database.  You may want to add a product to the database that will be discontinued if the product has a long life or a long supply chain so the record exists in the database.

USDM Life Sciences will help you assess, plan and execute the changes and enhancements necessary to meet UDI regulations. Our team of UDI experts will assess your products, the markets where they are sold and determine an implementation strategy for the changes that need to be made. USDM’s assessment methodology is extensive and includes the labels and packaging, the management of identification changes to each product, the changes to PLM, ERP, EPCIS and packaging systems, changes to printing, vision inspection and warehouse/inventory management systems and interfaces to the GUDID.