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Checking for Counterfeit Medication Using a Smartphone

The SmartID counterfeit-proof barcode system means anyone can use a smartphone to check a product is genuine.

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

SmartID has been developed by a consortium of Fraunhofer institutes. The result of a three-year project, they will exhibit a demonstration version of their SmartID at the joint Fraunhofer booth at MEDICA 2023 in Düsseldorf from Nov. 13-16, 2023. The worldwide market for counterfeit medicines is flourishing. Around one in ten medicines purchased online is counterfeit, according to a 2020 estimate from the World Health Organization (WHO). Counterfeit medicines involve a wide range of products —...

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