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  India baulks at barcoding domestic drugs; report

  India’s implementation of a coding system for medicines circulating within its borders moves on a step.

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  Vermont first US state to okay imports of Rx drugs

  Vermont has become the first state in the US to approve imports of prescription drugs from Canada in a bid to trim healthcare costs.

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  Pharma: what are the big serialization opportunities?

  Leadiant's QA manager Paul Andreianu explains how to use serialisation as a driver for operational improvement.

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  Boston Sci rejects claims it used fake plastic in med devices

  The manufacturer of controversial vaginal mesh products is accused of knowingly using counterfeit plastics.

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  Some Indian drugmakers still aren’t coding exported drugs

  Sampling reveals non-compliance with coding mandate, as DGFT sets back latest implementation date.

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  FMD plus Brexit equals potential supply chain disruption

  The double whammy of the Falsified Medicines Directive and Brexit 'risks a Europe-wide shortage of medicines'.

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