Tiny chips to keep track of drug bottles
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WASHINGTON - Viagra, the blockbuster impotence pill that is copied and counterfeited around the world, is one of the first drugs to get a little radio chip tracking device under a new Food and Drug Administration initiative announced on Monday.
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Tiny computer chips used for tracking food, tickets and other items are getting even smaller. Hitachi Ltd., a Japanese electronics maker, recently showed off radio frequency identification, or RFID, chips that are just 0.002 inches by 0.002 inches and look like bits of powder. They're thin enough to be embedded in a piece of paper, company spokesman Masayuki Takeuchi said Thursday.
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Tiny AVCHD device uses Secure Digital memory card for storage.
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The Food and Drug Administration approved an implantable computer chip that can pass a patient's medical details to doctors.
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The Food and Drug Administration launched an effort this week to use radio frequency identification technology to track the nation&#39;s drug supply from manufacturer to pharmacy to reduce counterfeiting.
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Radio-frequency identification is a technology that&#39;s touted as the replacement for the bar code. These postage-stamp-size RFID tags contain a tiny microchip that&#39;s smaller than a grain of sand and capable of storing information.
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Tiny hard drive will feature improved impact protection.
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Description: The Food and Drug Administration and several major drug makers announce an anti-fraud initiative to put tiny radio tags into the labels of wholesale pill bottles supplied to pharmacies.
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A new study indicates that instructions and warnings on medication bottles tend to be in smaller type and warnings smaller still.
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Facial and fingerprint data will be stored on an embedded chip.
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Researchers have made a biochip that could help replace animal testing for new cosmetics and pharmaceuticals.
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An inexpensive microfluidics chip could lead to earlier cancer detection and treatment.
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Big pharmaceutical companies are testing new tracking technology they hope will help them spot counterfeit drugs before they reach consumers' medicine cabinets. By putting tags that transmit radio waves on medicine bottles sent to drug stores, company officials think they will be able to detect fake drugs.
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When the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved implanting microchips in humans, the manufacturer said it would save lives, letting doctors scan the tiny transponders to access patients' medical records almost instantly. The FDA found "reasonable assurance" the device was safe, and a sub-agency even called it one of 2005's top "innovative technologies."
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The Food and Drug Administration announced an initiative to prevent theft and counterfeiting of prescription drugs through the use of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology.
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By RANDOLPH E. SCHMID  WASHINGTON - In a modern update of "fish and chips," researchers are planning a worldwide effort to track the movement of sea creatures tagged with tiny electronic devices.
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This small biotech provides screens that can help catch cancer.