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GLEN ROCK, Pa., Nov. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- ARmark Authentication Technologies, LLC, and Colorcon, Inc. announced today an alliance in the development and introduction of ®mark® On-Dose ID(TM), an authentication technology that incorporates microscopic covert micro-tags into the immediate-release film coatings of solid oral dosage forms (SODFs) to prevent counterfeiting. The alliance provides Colorcon exclusive rights to market ARmark's micro-tags for tablet film coatings and to market this technology to pharmaceutical manufacturers globally.

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By leveraging the tablet coating expertise of Colorcon, a world leader in the manufacture and development of specialized film coatings, and ARmark's customized micro-tag authentication technology, the two companies collaborated to develop ®mark® On-Dose ID. The micro-tags are seamlessly integrated into existing tablet film coating processes without additional manufacturing steps or capital investments. By incorporating the micro-tags directly into a tablet's film coating, drug manufacturers achieve reliable placement on each and every tablet.

The customized micro-tags can hold significant amounts of brand-owner specific, encrypted information such as lot and batch ID numbers, logos and other text, patterns, shapes and symbols, in a particle the size of 75-110 microns, a space smaller than the diameter of a human hair. Nearly impossible to replicate or reverse engineer, the markers are compatible with other covert or overt identification technologies and can also be incorporated as part of labels, bottles, paper and blister packaging.

"The availability of this authentication technology is significant to drug manufacturers because adding ®mark® micro-tags to an existing immediate release film coate
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