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Biometrics secure access to prescription drug dispensers

Monday, November 2, 2009
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While new high-tech vending machines are being released with options such as touch screens, nutritional information displays, wireless coin dispensers, stock monitors and biometric payments, some feel the idea of moving forward with biometric-based payments on the devices may not work yet, according to a Retail Solutions Online article.

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PAREXEL International Corp., a global biopharmaceutical services organization, announced that it has developed an integrated temperature recording solution specifically designed for clinical trial supply processing and transportation.

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The United States’ Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has issued an interim final rule on the use of e-prescriptions of controlled substances, according to a Government Health IT article.

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India’s Social Welfare Department has implemented the Beggars Personal Management System to track beggars using biometrics. This effort is to fight recent large-scale deaths and mismanagement within colonies, according to a Deccan Herald article.

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Haldor Advanced Technologies Ltd. announced that its ORLocate, an RFID-based system designed to assist surgical teams reduce the number of items left in patients during operations, has earned clearance from the Food and Drug Administration.

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GE Healthcare has announced its biometric solution for ePrescriptions has been approved by the Ohio Pharmacy Board, which oversees the only state requiring two-factor authentication for ePrescriptions.

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