1. Industry Likes Its Paper Trail.
- Author
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ZELLER, SHAWN
- Subjects
LABEL printing ,DRUG labeling ,PUBLIC health ,LEGISLATIVE bills ,DRUG counterfeiting ,PHARMACEUTICAL industry - Abstract
The article discusses the impact of the transition from printed paper to online labels on companies that print information about pharmaceuticals for pharmacists and physicians. Richard Scholz of the Pharmaceutical Printed Literature Association, cites a study that found that switching to electronic labels could impact public health. The House passed legislation in 2013 which aimed to combat counterfeit drugs with a provision allowing drugmakers to replace paper labels with electronic ones.
- Published
- 2014