Friday, August 10, 2007

Drug tracking with RFID

With counterfeit drugs becoming more common, this is an important step.
IBM's own anti-counterfeiting technology that was unveiled last year for use in the drug industry is finally launching. The electronic pedigree system (ePedigree for short) aims to "help drug companies create electronic certificates of authenticity for medications -- down to the individual bottle -- as they move from manufacturers and distributors to pharmacies and hospitals."

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