Guidelines for Bar Coding in the Pharmaceutical Supply Chain
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HEALTHCARE DISTRIBUTION ALLIANCE Guidelines for Bar Coding in the Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Distributed by AmerisourceBergen Corporation with permission from HDA HDA GUIDELINES FOR BAR CODING IN THE PHARMACEUTICAL SUPPLY CHAIN HDA would like to thank Excellis Health Solutions LLC for their barcoding and serialization expertise in supporting the Bar Code Task Force development of the HDA Guidelines for Bar Coding in the Pharmaceutical Supply Chain. Excellis Health Solutions is a global provider of strategy and implementation consulting services within the life sciences and healthcare industries. Excellis provides deep subject matter expertise in compliance with global product traceability regulations, GS1 Standards and pharmaceutical/medical device supply chain systems implementation. 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HDA GUIDELINES FOR BAR CODING IN THE PHARMACEUTICAL SUPPLY CHAIN | PAGE ii TABLE OF CONTENTS SUMMARY OF REVISIONS .................................................................................................................. v INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................................. 1 FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION (FDA) REQUIREMENTS AND GUIDANCE IMPACTING BAR CODING OF PHARMACEUTICALS .............................................................................................. 2 The NDC ..................................................................................................................................................2 DSCSA .....................................................................................................................................................2 FDA Bar Code Rule ..................................................................................................................................3 FDA Final Guidance, “Standards for Securing the Drug Supply Chain – Standardized Numerical Identifier for Prescription Drug Packages” ...............................................................................................4 Linear and 2D Bar Codes for FDA-Regulated Products ..........................................................................5 CONFIGURING THE NDC IN BAR CODES ......................................................................................... 6 Decoding the 10-Digit NDC ....................................................................................................................6 Importance of NDC Format .....................................................................................................................8 UPCs, NDCs and GS1 Company Prefixes for Pharmaceuticals ...............................................................9 THE PRODUCT IDENTIFIER .............................................................................................................. 10 Building the GTIN ..................................................................................................................................11 Serializing the GTIN ...............................................................................................................................14 Expiration Date ......................................................................................................................................14 Lot Number ...........................................................................................................................................16 Recommendation to Cease Using AI(22) and AI(30) .............................................................................16 TWO DIMENSIONAL (2D) BAR CODE .............................................................................................. 17 Electronic Product Code Information Services (EPCIS) .........................................................................21 LINEAR BAR CODES ......................................................................................................................... 21 BAR CODES ON VERY SMALL PACKAGING CONFIGURATIONS .................................................... 22 Products Intended for Individual Resale .................................................................................................22 Linear Bar Codes for Products Not Intended for Individual Resale .......................................................23 Alternate Linear Bar Code Symbology for Very Small Packages ...........................................................23 HDA GUIDELINES FOR BAR CODING IN THE PHARMACEUTICAL SUPPLY CHAIN | PAGE iii BAR CODING ON PACKAGING CONFIGURATIONS LARGER THAN INDIVIDUAL SALEABLE UNITS .........24 Inner Packs (Bundles) .............................................................................................................................24 Homogenous Cases ..............................................................................................................................25 DSCSA Product Identifier ..........................................................................................................25 Homogenous Case: Product Identification Label ......................................................................26 Homogenous Case Label: Product Identification Label Placement and Corner Wrap Examples ....27 HDA Shipping Case Product Identification Label: Summary Specifications ..............................30 Product Identification Label Format 1 — Serialized Product .....................................................32 Product Identification Label Format 2 — Non-Serialized Product .............................................37 Case Marking and Labeling .......................................................................................................41 Partial Homogenous Case and Non-Homogenous Case ......................................................................41 Partial Homogenous Case, Internal Transfers ............................................................................41 Partial Homogenous Case Sold to a Trading Partner .................................................................42 Non-Homogenous/Mixed-Product Cases: Serialized Shipping Container Code (SSCC) Labeling ........43 Individual Shipping Cases and Pallets: Logistics/SSCC Label Placement ..............................................46 Multiple Data Carriers on Logistical Containers .........................................................................46 Pallets and Unit Loads: Logistics/SSCC Label Placement ......................................................................46 SPECIFYING SYMBOL SIZE: X-DIMENSION VS. MAGNIFICATION .................................................. 47 NON-PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS: UPC NUMBERING SCHEME, UPC SYMBOLOGY ................ 48 TECHNOLOGY CONSIDERATIONS ................................................................................................... 49 Bar Code Scanners .................................................................................................................................49 APPLICATION SOFTWARE DESIGN ISSUES: ISO/IEC SYMBOLOGY IDENTIFIERS ........................... 49 SCANNER AND DATA–COLLECTION HARDWARE ISSUES .............................................................. 50 HDA BAR CODE TASK FORCE RECOMMENDATIONS ..................................................................... 51 HDA GUIDELINES FOR BAR CODING IN THE PHARMACEUTICAL SUPPLY CHAIN | PAGE iv SUMMARY OF REVISIONS Below is a list of significant changes from the 2011 HDMA Guidelines for Bar Coding in the Pharmaceutical Supply