Horizon trials aim to eliminate use of counterfeit drugs

Irish engineering consultancy firm Horizon has just finished trials with three pharmaceutical companies which are using its systems in an effort to eliminate the use of counterfeit drugs.

The company, with offices in Dublin and Mayo, has developed a new ‘track and trace’ product for the pharmaceutical sector which will show whether drugs are counterfeit or whether they are fully compliant with existing legislation.

The use of counterfeit drugs has become much more prevalent over the past number of years as rogue manufacturers use increasingly sophisticated techniques to copy legitimate products.