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RFID Labels On Prescription Drug Bottles

Posted by Hemos on from the the-FDA-moves-forward dept.

sonik1 writes "The New York Times is reporting that the Food and Drug Administration and several major drug makers are expected to announce an agreement Monday to put tiny radio antennas on the labels of millions of medicine bottles to combat counterfeiting and fraud. RFID labels provide a unique identifier that is almost impossible to copy. When pharmacists receive delivery, they should be able to pass a wand over the bottles and, through an online database, check the history of each. Each label costs 20 to 50 cents."

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  1. Re:In the Money by lukewarmfusion · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Ughh.... Boone's Farm is not wine!

    For a decent cheap wine, I usually go for Inglenook "Classic Burgundy" for about $3.50-$4.00.

  2. Re:In the Money by BigTunaCan · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Boone's may not be real "wine" to your tastes, but it kicks Inglenook in the ass.

  3. Re:In the Money by lukewarmfusion · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Hey, all it takes is a long night as a college freshman to swear off Boone's for good.

    PS - Don't throw up into a mesh trashcan.

  4. Re:FCC to install 'steal me' RFIDs by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Someone with mod points mod the parent up! All the above is just what I was thinking.

  5. Re:this is getting ridiculous by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    mod this up. it is scary how stupid some /.ers are getting