The Federal Drug Administration issued its 2006 Compliance Policy Guide for the Prescription Drug Marketing Act stating that: "A drug pedigree is a statement of origin that identifies each prior sale, purchase, or trade of a drug, including the date of those transactions and the names and addresses of all parties to them." Although ePedigree compliance dates have been pushed out, companies must begin to access and evaluate their ePedigree strategy and leverage their IT investments by consolidating disparate systems.