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If you have been a reader here long enough at the Quack then you have probably read one of my articles about the use of bar codes on drugs and medical devices. We have somewhat of a step in this direction, but lots of lack luster still missing. You can read the short paragraph below and see...
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I’m not kidding on the snake bait here as I am sure the snakes and mice would not have a problem as Tylenol products are used to kill the brown tree snakes in Guam that are taking over. Dead mice are packed up and loaded with Tylenol and dropped from helicopters and when the snakes show down they die...
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Mon, Oct 18 2010
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Interpol the multi nation police agency has their own campaign warning individuals about buying medications online. In this first video below the woman who bought weight loss drugs has not become a diabetic for life, who was not one before. This was her first online purchase and she was trying...
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The letter of announcement from Bill Weldon is shown below. We keep seeing many top executives from all areas of healthcare and government following this process. It’s complicated out there today and technology is running a muck on those who may not be up to date as the decision making processes...
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Thu, Sep 16 2010
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The idea here is to push the Special K Challenge to lose weight. Are you still just using your cell phone for phone calls? If you like this idea and would like to be able to scan and find FDA recalls at the drug store cast a vote for a yes if you would. You can read more about how Microsoft...
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Wed, Sep 15 2010
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Well this is another area where the use of bar coding Microsoft Tags would have come in handy. Certainly the retailers will do their part, but having a cell phone to scan and find would be marvelous and what if they miss some products and are still on the shelves? Depending on the retailer...
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Tue, Jul 27 2010
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Other factory locations are slated to pick up some of the manufacturing as the factory will more than likely be closed until about this time next year according to this article. It takes time to get a whole new lot of machines in place, and at the same time add some new technology as that is always...
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Thu, Jul 15 2010
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Recalls of both medical devices and drugs are growing for a number of reasons. First of all, we have a lot more information available today than what we have ever had and we need to capitalize on this opportunity quickly. We read in the news every day it seems about quality control...
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Tue, Jul 13 2010
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More recalled products and this issue goes back to the adult products that were recalled a while back. You can read about the prior posts on the children’s products below. Johnson and Johnson McNeil Healthcare Group Recalls Children’s Over the Counter Liquid Medications Actually the FDA, drug and...
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Thu, Jul 8 2010
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Anyone who reads the blog regularly knows about my 6 month plus campaign where I have been advocating 3D and2D barcodes, also known as Microsoft Tags. If you have a chance enter your vote before you leave this page and let me know if you would value being able to use your cell phone as a scanner...
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Tue, Jun 22 2010
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As consumers this would be nice to be able to scan products and not have to worry about missing a recall post somewhere on the news. There will be other drug and device recalls too so the sooner we have this capability the sooner we can get our information, not to mention making compliance...
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Fri, May 28 2010
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If you have been reading here at the Medical Quack I have several posts on how Tags can work in healthcare and you can follow the link below to read more and here’s a couple paragraphs from the introduction area. French, Spanish, Turkish, Simplified Chinese and Italian have been added to the languages...
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Thu, May 27 2010
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The technology is hot and you can watch the video below with folks taking their phone and pointing and aiming for instant information. Below you can see if you have not already caught my thoughts for their use in healthcare, which we need now for safety, recalls, etc. It would certainly be...
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If you are a regular reader here at the Quack, I have had a small campaign going on with posts about how this technology could solve a lot of issues, main one being some ideas with recalls at the FDA. Microsoft Tags was kind enough today to include my thoughts today so in case you are not on Twitter...
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Wed, May 19 2010
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The campaign allows individuals to be anonymous too, and with recent ads on the web and TV this has become a focus. The FDA not only enforces this in the drug and device area but also looks at how foods and other items are marketed and associated advertising from the consumer side of the...
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Tue, May 11 2010
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