New QR Code Verification Product for Patients
Securing Industry reports that a new anti-counterfeiting product focused on consumers has been launched to help patients verify the authenticity of their medications. The product, Check My Meds, is a cell phone application that scans two dimensional barcodes on medicine packages to verify their origin in conjunction with new FDA policy.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will require that drug companies include unique serial numbers on each package of drugs dispensed by 2017. Check My Meds provides patients with a method of verifying their medications that have been manufactured by EMD Serono. Patients scan the QR code on the package. The app tells them that either the package is verified, discontinued or in need of further verification. If the medication needs further verification, the patient is provided with a contact phone number to contact.