July 25, 2004
Abbot Laboratories, Phizer, Others Begin Item-Level RFID Tagging
Phamarceuticals Abbot Laboratories, Phizer, Proctor & Gamble, and Johnston & Johnston have begun item-level tagging bottles of pills.
According to Information Week:
The bottles are being tracked as they move from manufacturers' plants to their distribution centers, then to distributors' facilities, retailers' distribution centers, and, finally, to CVS and Rite-Aid retail pharmacies. McKesson Corp. and Cardinal Health are the participating distributors.
The pharmaceutical industry estimates that between 2% and 7% of all drugs sold globally are counterfeit.
Read more: Drugmakers 'Jumpstart' RFID Tagging of Bottles
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