Healthy Skepticism Library item: 9462

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Publication type: Journal Article

Conlan MF.
FDA eyes product ID code for all Rxs and OTCs
Drug Topics 1991 Jun 17; 135:48

Abstract:

The proposal of the Food and Drug Administration to require all prescription and over-the-counter drug manufacturers to distinctly stamp or imprint their capsules and tablets is briefly discussed; the advantages of imprinting and methods to create imprint codes are described.