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The FDA last month issued letters to manufacturers of all attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) products asking them to implement new guides, saying it is concerned about cardiovascular risks and adverse psychiatric symptoms.
Only about 10 prescription drug products are expected to contain radio frequency identification (RFID) tags on a large scale this year, according to a new study that contends legislative uncertainty and costs are slowing adoption of the anticounterfeit technology.
Proponents of radio frequency identification (RFID) tags received a boost this month when Pfizer said it had begun shipping its first product, Viagra, with the tags embedded. Pfizer selected its popular erectile dysfunction drug for the pilot run because the drug has been a major target of counterfeiters, the company said recently.
A nonprofit standards organization has released an electronic product code (EPC) value model that gives drugmakers insight into the costs and benefits of using the technology to secure the supply chain.
Following a "broad" four-month nationwide search, the FDA has selected an internal candidate to fill the long-vacated director position in its Office of Drug Safety (ODS), the agency announced Oct. 19.
A nonprofit standards organization has released an electronic product code (EPC) value model that gives drugmakers insight into the costs and benefits of using the technology to secure the supply chain.
Manufacturers, distributors and retailers in multiple industries, along with technology developers and providers, are abuzz over the potential for radio-frequency identification (RFID) to secure the supply chain and prevent counterfeiting, theft and diversion.
In a move that could yield a national standard for electronic drug pedigrees, two technology firms, with the help of Purdue Pharma, have launched a pilot project to track the movements of pain drug OxyContin.