InfraTrac uses patent-pending near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy to distinguish real from fake, supplier from supplier, even batch from batch. The technology, licensed from the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, offers the promise of tracking substances, not just packaging. Currently optimized for powders and pills, it is also capable of tracking liquids.

The easiest way to take advantage of InfraTrac is to change the formulation of inactive ingredients. Tiny changes are detected by the NIR … so tiny that no new FDA approval is needed, since the alterations fall within the SUPAC level 1 guidelines, for Scale-Up and Post-Approval Changes. So thousands of batches can be tracked, making it possible to detect both black market and gray market interlopers.