US FDA Backs EPCIS, Refines Advice As November 2023 DSCSA Deadline Approaches
Executive Summary
Agency recommends the GS1 standard that stakeholders have been focusing on for working together to remove counterfeits from the US pharmaceutical distribution chain; adds its latest thinking on roles of additional types of trading partners.
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