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AstraLabel SOLO — Artwork & Packaging Operations

Your artwork cycle is running on manual coordination across 46 markets. It doesn't have to.

AstraLabel SOLO eliminates the version drift, the market-by-market file management, and the last-minute print holds that define multi-market label programmes. One structured source of truth. Distributed automatically.

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The operational reality

What multi-market label management actually looks like today — and what it costs.

  • 01Version drift is not a risk — it is the default state. When label updates are distributed via email, shared drives, and market-by-market coordination, the version in production in Market A is rarely the same as in Market B. Artwork teams spend a significant share of their capacity managing version reconciliation rather than label creation.
  • 02Every regulatory update triggers a cascade of manual work. A single change to approved label text — a new contraindication, a dosage update, a safety amendment — requires identifying every affected market, every affected SKU, every affected print file, and coordinating the update individually. Across 30+ markets, this is a multi-week exercise for a change that affects a single paragraph.
  • 03Print holds caused by label version errors are supply chain events. When an artwork error discovered at the printer stops a production run, the cost is not just the rework. It is the supply disruption, the expedited logistics, and the QA escalation that follows. Most of these events trace back to version management failures that a single source of truth would have prevented.

How AstraLabel changes the operating model

Upload once. Every market gets the right version. Automatically.

AstraLabel SOLO is structured around a single source of truth model: one approved content record per product, distributed to all relevant markets simultaneously. When regulatory text changes, the update flows through the distribution layer — not through your artwork team's inbox.

Single source of truth

One GxP-validated content record per product. Every market draws from the same approved source. Version drift is structurally eliminated — not managed around.

Automatic distribution on update

When approved content changes, distribution to all 46+ market repositories is triggered automatically. No market-by-market coordination. No email chains. No manual file transfers.

QR code replaces the print file problem

GS1 Digital Link QR codes on physical packaging point to the always-current structured eLeaflet. The QR code on the box never changes — the content behind it is always the current approved version.

What your team stops doing

The capacity that gets freed up when version management is structural — not manual.

Stop: market-by-market file distribution

Individual label file management per market, per SKU, per regulatory update cycle. Replaced by a single structured distribution event triggered on content approval.

Stop: version reconciliation

Periodic audits to identify which markets are running which label version. Replaced by a single version record that is the authoritative state for every market simultaneously.

Stop: print hold escalations

Supply disruptions caused by artwork version errors reaching the printer. Reduced by eliminating the manual version management chain that produces those errors.

Stop: format compliance monitoring per market

Tracking national health authority format requirement changes, market by market. PLA manages the distribution infrastructure — including format compliance maintenance as national requirements evolve.

The compliance argument your QA team will make

GxP-validated. Audit-ready. Not another system to validate.

AstraLabel SOLO is a GxP-qualified, SDLC-ready platform maintained by PLA. Full validation documentation is provided. The platform is not another system your IT and QA teams need to validate from scratch — the validation package is part of the service.

For artwork operations teams who have fought to get regulatory approval for new tooling, this matters: AstraLabel arrives audit-ready.

Common questions

Frequently asked questions

Our artwork is managed by an agency — how does AstraLabel fit into that workflow?
AstraLabel SOLO integrates with your existing artwork management workflow. The typical split: your agency manages print-ready artwork files and physical label design. AstraLabel manages the structured ePI content layer — the text content that goes behind the QR code. These are complementary, not competing, activities. Most customers keep their agency relationship intact.
We already have a content management system for label text — do we need to replace it?
No. AstraLabel SOLO integrates with existing authoring and content management systems via API. Many customers use AstraLabel as the distribution layer for content authored and approved in their existing system. You keep your CMS; AstraLabel handles the structured distribution to regulatory repositories.
How does the QR code work on physical packaging?
A GS1 Digital Link QR code is printed on the physical packaging. It points to the AstraLabel-hosted structured eLeaflet. The QR code value is static — it does not change between print runs. The content it resolves to is always the current approved version. National health authorities accepting ePI receive the content directly via their repository integration, not via the QR code.
What happens when a national health authority updates its format requirements?
PLA manages format compliance for all 46+ market integrations as part of the service. When a national health authority changes its submission format or metadata requirements, PLA updates the integration — not your team. This is the maintenance overhead that makes in-house multi-market builds unsustainable at scale.
How long does implementation take for an organisation with a large label portfolio?
AstraLabel SOLO is ready in 1–2 months from contract signature. For organisations with large portfolios (300+ active leaflets), the primary onboarding effort is content migration — typically structured as a phased programme with your highest-priority markets first.

See what the operating model looks like when version management is structural — not manual.

A 30-minute walkthrough of AstraLabel SOLO from an artwork operations perspective. We map the workflow change to your current label portfolio and market footprint.

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