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authentication always surfaces. However, in many to most cases, the de-
nition of authentication is skewed toward authentication of the packag-
ing. e logic seems to be, if you can authenticate the packaging, you can
authenticate the pharmaceutical drugs in the packaging.
In March 2010, the FDA issued its Guidance for Industry Standards for
Securing the Drug Supply Chain—Standardized Numerical Identication
for Prescription Drug Packages.
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is guidance calls for the development
of a standard numerical identication (SNI) to be applied to the smallest
package for individual sale in a pharmacy. e basis for the SNI is a seria ...