Pfizer to Use RFID to Combat Fake Viagra

Pfizer to Use RFID to Combat Fake Viagra

"Pfizer claims it is the first pharmaceutical company with a program of this type, focused on EPC authentication as a means of deterring counterfeiting. However, Wal-Mart now requires its top 300 suppliers to tag cases and pallets of select goods, and over 24 drug providers tag bulk containers of Schedule II drugs, prescription painkillers and drugs of abuse.
A pharmaceutical giant has announced it is using radio frequency identification (RFID) to fight pharmaceutical fakes."