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FDA Wants NDC and Serial Number on Rx Drug Packages

January 23, 2009
A product’s national drug code (NDC) plus a unique eight-digit serial number will be the FDA’s standardized numerical identifier for prescription drugs, according to a draft guidance. The draft is the first of several guidances and regulations the agency plans to issue as part of its mandate to develop standards and systems to identify, authenticate, track and trace prescription drugs. Comments are due April 16.
Washington Drug Letter