Drug companies, retailers adopting RFID for drugs
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Pfizer, GlaxoSmithKline and Purdue Pharma are the first drugmakers willing to take the plunge and use radio frequency identification technology to protect their US drug supply chains from counterfeiters.
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RFID work done at an IBM chip factory becomes the basis for a new line of consulting services. By Laurie Sullivan. IBM is introducing a line of radio-frequency identification services for midmarket companies
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Pharmaceutical company Purdue Pharma LP is working closely with law-enforcement agencies to use radio-frequency identification technology to protect shipments of OxyContin, Purdue&#39;s painkiller drug that&#39;s a frequent target for theft.
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This week ObjectStore, a provider of technology designed to manage massive amounts of data in real time, will unveil RFID Accelerator. The company aims to give to supply chain capabilities similar to those used by financial institutions for executing programmatic trades on the stock exchange.Â
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CNET News.com recently ran a report on companies with technologies that involve implanting RFID chips under people&#39;s skin or inside a bracelet.
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Manufacturers issue call for help It is now three years since retailer Wal-Mart announced it would mandate the use of RFID by its suppliers, with the eventual intention of deploying RFID technology throughout its supply chain to improve efficiencies.â¦
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IBM (Quote, Chart) has launched a suite of RFID (define) services for mid-market businesses and industrial sectors. The new services are geared for companies that typically employ 1,000 workers or less.
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Viagra, Oxycontin and some AIDS drugs will be among the first to carry radio chip tracking devices under a new Food and Drug Administration
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When the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved implanting microchips in humans, the manufacturer said it would save lives, letting doctors scan the tiny transponders to access patients' medical records almost instantly. The FDA found "reasonable assurance" the device was safe, and a sub-agency even called it one of 2005's top "innovative technologies."
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SINGAPORE has been one of the earliest countries to make use of RFID (radio frequency identification) technology. The Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) gantries use RFID to detect the cars that pass through them.
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Radio frequency identification technology, which enables objects, pets and people to be tagged and tracked wirelessly, is likely to be ubiquitous in the not-so-distant future. Almost no aspect of life may soon be safe from the prying eyes of corporations and governments.
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SEPTEMBER 13, 2004  - Sara Lee Corp. is testing radio frequency identification tags on some product cases and shipping pallets to meet a mandate that RFID technology be used on goods sent to
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US regulators the Food and Drug Administration have released guidance for the attachment of RFID tags to drug packaging in order to &quot;insure that the drugs available in the United States are among the safest in the world.
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The Food and Drug Administration approved an implantable computer chip that can pass a patient's medical details to doctors.
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Itâs never too soon to worry. And when it comes to RFID and its related technologies, you might want to start now. Between private sector and government mandates, both large and midtier companies can count on being required to have what some call âedge-to-edge visibilityâ for any shipped product in the near future.
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WASHINGTON - Impotence drug Viagra may soon carry radio chip tracking devices under an American Food and Drug Administration (FDA) initiative to prevent theft and counterfeiting.
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The US Food and Drug Administration on Monday announced an anti-counterfeiting initiative that would provide prescription drugs with an electronic fingerprint by outfitting them with tiny chips and antennas.