Applied DNA Sciences has entered into collaboration with Advanced
Coding Systems (ACS), in a deal to develop security products for
brand protection and electronic article surveillance for
pharmaceutical supply chain management.
Creo, a Canadian firm which makes imaging and printing
technologies, has teamed up with label company Accucote to develop
invisibly-tagged, traceable label stocks for the pharmaceutical,
medical and other industries, writes Phil Taylor.
US nanotechnology company NanoInk has said it wants to forge
partnerships with packaging companies to develop a layered brand
protection solution for pharmaceutical customers.
Yesterday's headline suggesting that up to 1 in 7 drugs in the
global marketplace provided a timely reminder of the problem as the
second Global Forum on Pharmaceutical Anticounterfeiting gets
underway in Paris, France, today.
The drug control authorities in Vietnam are being aided in the
fight against counterfeit drugs by a mobile laboratory system
developed by the German Pharma Health Fund (GPHF).
US company NanoInk, which has pioneered the dip pen nanolithography
process which can provde nanoscale printing, is reportedly working
with the manufacturer of a blockbuster drug to trial the encoding
of unit doses of the product...
The European Union parallel trade in pharmaceuticals is offering
few benefits to cash-strapped national healthcare systems and may
raise the risk of medication errors and entry of counterfeit
medicines into the supply chain, according...
In Russia, the Health Ministry suspended the licences of 321
companies manufacturing or trading in counterfeit medicines last
year, and a further 200 may also lose their licences following
ongoing investigations, according to the...
The Indian government has proposed draconian new penalties for
individuals found making counterfeit pharmaceuticals, after a
number of fatalities associated with bootleg drugs.
In response to growing concerns about counterfeit drugs in the US
drug supply, an industry group has submitted a report to the Food
and Drug Administration (FDA) as a commentary on policy issues
surrounding prescription drug counterfeiting,...
The US authorities have arrested another individual for suspected
involvement in the distribution of fake copies of Pfizer's
blockbuster cholesterol-lowering drug Lipitor (atorvastatin).
Isotag and Biocode merge to form Authentix, specialising in
technologies used in the prevention of counterfeiting, adulteration
and diversion of products. Pharmaceuticals will be a key focus of
the combined entity.
The US FDA's task force on counterfeiting of drugs issued its
preliminary report on schedule at the end of last week, and said
that it would be preparing a final document for early in 2004.