Pharmaceuticals

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  Ukraine minister says medicines coding will follow EU model

  Ukraine’s traceability system for medicines will be closely aligned with the EU system, says a senior lawmaker.

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  Fighting fakes during the COVID-19 crisis

  The rise in e-commerce as a result of coronavirus crisis 'demands greater use of security features to combat fakes'.

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  Sumitomo patents near infrared anti-counterfeit ink

  Sumitomo Metal Mining has been granted a US patent for a security ink based on near infrared (NIR) absorbing particles.

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  Fresenius says cyber-attack led to release of patient data

  Fresenius has confirmed that a ransomware attack earlier this year resulted in the publication of confidential patient data.

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  Reluctance to access healthcare in pandemic ‘raises fake meds risk’

  People are buying prescription-based medicines over the internet rather than seek medical advice, says ACG.

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  Colorcon launches on-dose authentication platform for drugs

  Colorcon launches SoteriaRx on-dose authentication platform for drugs based on TruTag and Applied DNA Sciences taggants.

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