Payne wins top 10 pharma client for tear tape

An unidentified top 10 pharmaceutical manufacturer has selected Payne Security holographic tear tape technology to protect its pharmaceutical products from counterfeiting and provide tamper evidence for the product, which is delivered in a bottle.

The drugmaker has been experiencing problems with counterfeiters working alongside corrupt healthcare workers and supply chain staff, filling empty bottles with combinations of authentic and counterfeit product and then reintroducing the counterfeits into the supply chain.

Tear tapes are a familiar technology used in a diverse range of applications such as providing a simple means to open food packaging or cigarette packs. Payne says its Security Essentials tear tapes can be created with a range of overt and covert security features, including holograms, ultraviolet inks, colour shift inks, fine line print and microtext print.