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The FDA's goal of introducing widespread use of tiny radio transmitters on prescription drug bottles to track shipments and thwart counterfeiters will not meet the anticipated 2007 target date.
Initially, when officials announced the plan in 2004, it was thought that widespread adoption was feasible by 2007. The agency has encouraged drug makers, wholesalers and distributors to implement electronic tracking systems with RFID technology, but has not made it a requirement.
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