Serialization 101 Fraud is a serious issue for drug manufacturing, and pharmaceutical and medical device regulations using serialization have been mandated to defend against counterfeiting. Jan 13th, 2021 In the realm of pharmaceuticals, there are some concerning statistics according to the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America. One in ten medicines worldwide are presumed to be counterfeit, and 95% of internet drug outlets have been found to be out of compliance with federal and state pharmacy laws & practice standards. During one week alone in March of 2020, over 48,000 packag...