Purdue Pharma LP Implements Radio Frequency Identification System on Narcotic Drug Packaging

Purdue Pharma LP Announces the Application of RFID Tags to 100-Piece OxyContin(R) Bottles for Easy Shipping to the Company's Two Largest Customers via an Independent “Electronic Licensed Light” to Protect Narcotic Drugs Against Counterfeiting And change. Purdue was one of the first pharmaceutical companies to provide anti-counterfeit packaging designs. It was also the first company to implement a multi-layered access program including RFID technology to combat counterfeit narcotic drugs.

The FDA (United States Food and Drug Administration) informed pharmaceutical companies and pharmacies through a policy guide that they will not violate the labeling rules by attaching electronic tags to pharmaceutical packaging, thus opening the way for RFID technology to protect the safety of US narcotic drugs supply. . RFID technology enables manufacturers and retailers to follow the sales process to track products more closely than ever before. Aaron Graham, Purdue’s vice president, said, “RFID technology will enable the pharmaceutical industry to have the ability to create an electronic narcotics line or tracking mechanism, which will lead to greater logistics security and more accurate anti-counterfeit anesthetics.” Anesthesia “spectrum” is Following a product from manufacturing to wholesale to a pharmacy, if there is no complete lineage, it is more difficult to track drugs.