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How Edge Computing Prevents Counterfeit Drugs from Reaching Patients
Pharmaceutical counterfeiting is a $200 billion global problem, and edge computing is becoming a critical line of defense. In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how distributed inference at the point of dispensing—pharmacy counters, hospital supply rooms, and clinic storage—enables real-time verification of drug authenticity without relying on slow, centralized databases. They examine a pilot program by a major pharmacy chain that uses a handheld edge device to analyze packaging holograms and QR codes in under 200 milliseconds, catching fakes before they reach patients. The hosts discuss…
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