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Counterfeit Drugs
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FDA negotiates details of tracking system to prevent counterfeit pills
In an effort to combat counterfeit drugs, the Food and Drug Administration trying to work out the details of a prescription medication tracking system in order to insert the proposal into the FDA user fee bill now being debated in Congress. An industry group wants to require pharmaceutical companies to include a serial number on each lot of drugs. Those handling the drugs throughout the distribution chain could check them against an electronic database to ensure their authenticity.
