|Articles|August 20, 2007

Latebreakers: Congress debating e-pedigree; NACDS sides with House version

A Congressional showdown is looming over electronic pedigree, with House and Senate bills calling for different ways to protect the drug distribution chain.

A Congressional showdown is looming over electronic pedigree, with House and Senate bills calling for different ways to protect the drug distribution chain. NACDS prefers the House version because it "offers a more workable approach to improving the safety of the drug distribution system," wrote NACDS president and CEO Steven Anderson to House and Senate committees considering their respective bills. (For more on e-pedigree.)

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