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India's Surveillance Tools

Posted by AI on 2025-08-25 14:28:45 | Last Updated by AI on 2025-08-25 21:06:59

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"Scan Here for Danger"

An effort to combat India's fake drug problem is being boosted by an unexpected technology: Quick Response (QR) codes, commonly found on advertisements, websites, and product packaging.

The Union Government has made these codes mandatory for domestic and imported packages of drug manufacturing ingredients in a bid to crack down on the sale of counterfeit medicines.

"Every active pharmaceutical ingredient (bulk drug) manufactured or imported in India shall bear a quick response code on its label at each level, packaging that stores data or information readable with software application to facilitate tracking,"

The code data is expected to include a unique product ID, the name of the API, brand name, manufacturer name and address, batch number, batch size, date of manufacturing, date of expiry or retesting, serial shipping container code, manufacturing or import licence number, and special storage conditions required.

The initiative is hoped to be a significant step in distinguishing genuine drugs from fake ones, helping to ensure the safety and reliability of the pharmaceutical industry in India.

Although many APIs are imported from China, the government is also promoting domestic manufacturing.

Let's see how this new technology initiative impacts the public at large and whether it will be expanded to other parts of the world as well.

This story was made possible through a collaboration of news sources and AI technologies.

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