FDA Takes First Step Towards "Track And Trace" As Final Guidance Lengthens Identifiers For Drug Packaging
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
Agency had proposed an eight-digit system, but moved to 20 digits in final document after recommendation from PhRMA.
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