- TruTag, WuXi PharmaTech successfully test edible, on-dose authentication
Testing on an edible on-dose authentication technology developed by TruTag Technologies is showing promising results for its use in combating counterfeit drugs…TruTech partnered with WuXi PharmaTech,…technology that can store a drug’s provenance information on individual tablets. The silica, dust particle-sized TruTags act like bar codes that can provide information about where a drug was manufactured and its dosage, as well as supply chain details like lot or batch number...
- Prevention and Control of Influenza with Vaccines: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, United States, 2015–16 Influenza Season (cdc.gov)
This report updates the 2014 recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices regarding the use of seasonal influenza vaccines. Updated information for the 2015–16 season includes
- antigenic composition of U.S. seasonal influenza vaccines;
- information on influenza vaccine products expected to be available for the 2015–16 season;
- an updated algorithm for determining the appropriate number of doses for children aged 6 months through 8 years; and
- recommendations for the use of live attenuated influenza vaccine and inactivated influenza vaccine when either is available,…