Are there any promising technologies that have the capability of preventing counterfeiting?
A. There are several technologies that may prove helpful, including radio frequency identification (RFID) chips and taggants. For example, radio waves are used to automatically read RFID tags that are contained on items, such as pharmaceutical products. These tags could have individual serial numbers on each product, thus allowing the product to be tracked and traced through the supply chain. Appropriate implementation and use of this technology can help decrease the opportunities for diversion and counterfeiting by allowing wholesale distributors and pharmacies to authenticate that the product was handled by legitimate, licensed entities in the drug supply chain.
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