FDA Rule for Unique Device Identification System The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a final rule on October 24, 2013 to establish an identification

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a long-awaited rule on Friday requiring companies to include Unique Device Identifiers, or UDIs, on medical devices. Each

August 2, 2013. (Washington, DC). It was a setback for House committee chairman Fred Upton, who sought to put Pharmaceutical traceability legislation on the president’s

Item level serialization (ILS) and traceability fosters supply chain integrity. Whether to expose counterfeits, identify sources of product diversion, improve integrity in the reconciliation of

The Food and Drug Administration is warning patients with diabetes about the recall of 62 million glucose test strips used to measure blood sugar levels.

Piracy is a business.  High quality counterfeits can wreak havoc on brand integrity and customer loyalty.  Piracy is another form of competition, perhaps more dangerous

Most believe counterfeit products and medications are not present in legitimate distribution channels. Is that a safe bet? Spend enough time investigating brand piracy and

Strategic Approaches for Becoming Serialization-Ready By Gary Lerner, Todd Applebaum and Jim Dougherty, Clarkston Consulting and BrandSure, LLC Published May 30, 2012, in Contract Pharma;

Taking a comprehensive approach is necessary to design and develop a successful Brand Integrity program that will effect change in the organization. The figure at

US Department of Justice convicts two in cases tying counterfeit cancer drugs to Canadian pharmacy business. On November 15th, Dr. William Kincaid, of Johnson City,