Another "Texting for Good" innovation is utilizing cell phones to check if drugs are real or genuine! A US-based company, Sproxil, works in emerging markets to battle counterfeit drugs with their anti-counterfeiting technology. It’s simple: when you purchase a participating product (say, a prescription medication), you will find a label with a scratch-off area. Scratch off that area and reveal a PIN that you could text to the country-specific short code. and voila! You instantly get a text message that will tell you if your product is real or genuine. Very cool!
Another "Texting for Good" innovation is utilizing cell phones to check if drugs are real or genuine! A US-based company, Sproxil, works in emerging markets to battle counterfeit drugs with their anti-counterfeiting technology. It’s simple: when you purchase a participating product (say, a prescription medication), you will find a label with a scratch-off area. Scratch off that area and reveal a PIN that you could text to the country-specific short code. and voila! You instantly get a text message that will tell you if your product is real or genuine. Very cool!