Case Study: Aspirus Langlade Hospital achieves DSCSA compliance readiness with TraceLink

Prior FDA Investigation Spurs Hospital to Find DSCSA Solution

Aspirus Langlade Hospital, a small Wisconsin hospital with two dispenser locations and 13 trade partners, needed a practical way to meet DSCSA requirements after an unexpected FDA investigation exposed how unprepared it was to document product sourcing and shelf inventory. The hospital’s pharmacy manager, Stacy Brownell, ruled out a manual or homegrown approach because it would be too labor-intensive and not searchable enough for compliance needs. To address the challenge, Aspirus Langlade turned to TraceLink Life Sciences Cloud.

TraceLink implemented a third-party, network-based DSCSA compliance solution that made it easy for Aspirus Langlade Hospital to connect with suppliers, search by drug and NDC, and manage required data more efficiently. Brownell said the TraceLink network dramatically reduced setup effort—she only needed to provide company names and account numbers, taking about half an hour—and helped the hospital prepare for future serialization and recall requirements. With TraceLink, the hospital gained a scalable compliance path, lower implementation effort, and greater confidence that it could respond if the FDA visited again.

Aspirus Langlade Hospital

Stacy Brownell

Pharmacy Manager