Re:regionalism makes $ense. (Score 1)

Believe it or not, what you are reading about is just another day in the life of the FDA regulated pharmaceutical industry. I don't expect to win any friends for the industry here on slashdot, but you should at least be aware that the FDA has a very consistent (and expensive) "lower risk regardless of cost" policy which is a real component of our current drug price dilemma. I promise you that 20 cases of counterfeit drugs is more than enough reason for the FDA to impose a costly solution. Take a look yourself here (leave the search term blank for alist of all articles). They have been talking about RFID for a long time in the context of mistaken subscriptions, where patients get the wrong dose or the wrong drug. The counterfeit issue is relatively new, surely related to the drugs from Canada campaigns. Lastly, if you think the pharma companies are an unethical money grubbing pack of degenerates, wait 'til you meet the characters that peddle drugs in third world countries. Sick people are desperate people, and make easy targets for the unethical.