The US government faces obstacle in its step towards the introduction of RFID enabled e-pedigrees for pharmaceutical sectors with federal court relaxing compliant of pedigree requirements for drug shipments.
A small group of pharmaceutical wholesalers moved Eastern District Court of New York against the Department of Health and Human Services of FDA regarding the RFID pedigree. They urged the court to wedge the pedigree requirement complaining it may cause loss to the small wholesalers of the country. The judge Joanna Seybert issued a status quo that eventually relaxes pedigree requirements for wholesalers.
Going by Prescription Drug Marketing Act, the RFID had not been a requirement for the pedigrees of drug shipments. However, industry observers agreed to introduce RFID-based pedigrees for effective tracking of drugs. So FDA has decided to give effect the RFID pedigree law on January 1, 2007. However, the court injunction has compelled FDA to postpone the idea.
