The UK, she said, had taken the lead internationally in developing early warning systems to detect harmful new substances, with drugs able to be banned days after identification under the system of temporary class drug orders.

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Because if you use this over-the-counter drug in the United States, you must show photo identification for purchase.

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To combat this giant gray market--where fakes can easily snake their way into the drug supply--Bond and other drug company executives are hoping to turn to a new technology, called radio frequency identification, or RFID, which pairs a tiny microchip with a small antenna.

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