Drug Manufacturers Find They Must Trust But Verify Anti-Counterfeiting Methods
This article was originally published in The Gold Sheet
Executive Summary
Portable anti-counterfeiting methods must be verified, experts say. Variance among handheld spectrometers and raw materials could foil dream of industry-wide spectral Raman library. What happens when you wave two wands? Statistical tools might help. Raman just one of four technologies available for handhelds. Merck using portable Raman to safeguard supply chain. How Merck traced TV boxes of Fosamax to China. Merck's point-and-shoot approach. New DEG adulteration screening tests burden toothpaste maker. NIH launches photo library.