“Food and Drug Administration officials released new policy guidelines today designed to stimulate the use of passive radio frequency identification (RFID) tags for prescription drugs, and Purdu Pharma officials said they will start using the technology this week on shipments to two large customers of the company’s OxyContin narcotic pain treatment drug. FDA officials recommended […]

Nurez Khimji is the Chief Financial Officer of eXI Wireless. Their RFID based HALO system prevents infant abductions in healthcare facilities. How dire is the problem of abductions within health care facilities? A single abduction from a healthcare facility has a tremendous negative impact on the family, the staff and the hospital itself. The monetary […]

“But widespread ‘item-level’ tagging may actually happen much sooner–more a question of when, not if–discussions here at a radio frequency identification (RFID) conference indicate. Pharmaceutical companies are gearing up to slap tags on individual packages of certain prescription drugs within the next three years, under a mandate from the Food and Drug Administration, according to […]

< ? $key="1001"; ?> As RFID becomes standard fare for the supply chain, new markets are beginning to emerge. This month RFID News explores the impact of auto ID on health care in interviews with the presidents of two bold companies aiming to revolutionize care and save the reluctant industry millions. Also, following up on […]

A merger creating a new kid on the block, NEXT GENeSYS Corp., hopes to capitalize on an $8 billion-plus healthcare and prescription drug market. The merger will bring together four companies, specializing in RFID, online pharmaceuticals, and other wireless technologies. Announced in August, the merger isn’t complete yet and there has been no indication when […]

Suneil Mandava is the President and CEO of Mobile Aspects, Inc. How will RFID overcome the barriers that have prevented the adoption of barcodes and electronic medical records? RFID solutions have the capability to dramatically increase the quality of care in hospitals. RFID eliminates the need for manual compliance, such as scanning bar codes, pushing […]

The FDA report on counterfeit drugs has only been out for seven months and already at least one group has stepped forward to show that a “track and trace” method of tracking drugs is feasible. On Sept. 28, a group managed by Accenture released its first report on utilizing EPC and RFID technologies across the […]

“Speaking today at a conference, top DOD officials said they would like to eventually use RFID systems to not only manage the department’s supply chain but also gather precise information about the deterioration of parts such as Humvee tires in sustained combat operations.” And later, “FDA officials called on pharmaceutical manufacturers in February to apply […]

2004 may prove to be the year of the shakedown for the RFID industry. Matrics, a leading developer of EPC systems, has consistently placed itself at the center of the controversy as the target of two lawsuits and a monumental buyout. The buyer, beleaguered giant Symbol, is in the midst of a corporate awakening that […]

“The Federal Drug Administration issued a ruling Tuesday that essentially begins a final review process that will determine whether hospitals can use RFID systems from the Palm Beach, Fla.-based company to identify patients and/or permit relevant hospital staff to access medical records, said Angela Fulcher, vice president of marketing and sales at VeriChip.”