July 21, 2004
Pharmaceutical Industy Begins Item-Level RFID Tagging
A group of pharmaceutical manufacturers is beginning tests on item-level RFID tagging. Each bottle of prescription drugs would have its own unique RFID chip to prevent counterfeiting and to make tracking easier.
According to Information Week:
Participants in the "Jumpstart" project include drugmakers Abbott Laboratories, Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer, and Procter & Gamble; medical supplies distributor McKesson Corp; and retailers CVS and Rite-Aid. The Accenture IT-consulting firm is playing a leading role in the project and the federal Food and Drug Administration is also involved, according to participants.
Read more: Drug Industry Experiments With Item-Level RFID
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