“The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) launched a pilot project to encourage the use of innovative and emerging technologies for tracing and verifying prescription drugs in the United States.”
“WHY IT MATTERS
Under the voluntary program — open to pharmaceutical distribution supply chain members — the pilots will explore and evaluate methods to enhance the safety and security of the supply chain…”
“THE BIGGER TREND
The FDA hopes technological innovations will improve the overall security of its system and improve its ability to prevent the introduction of illegitimate products, better detect the introduction of said products, and enable the organization to respond more rapidly when they are found…” Read the full article here.
Source: FDA kicks off pilot program to strengthen drug supply chain – By Nathan Eddy, February 8, 2019. HealthcareITNews.
