Unit Dose Coding - Traceability to the Point of Care
How can medicine traceability extend beyond the outer pack to the individual dose administered to a patient? This session explores how primary packaging barcodes can close gaps in hospital medication processes and support safer bedside scanning. It examines the EFPIA–EAHP joint guidance and its standardized approach using GS1 DataMatrix codes, with no requirement for unit-level serialization. Delegates will gain insight into the benefits and implementation trade-offs of basic product identification versus advanced coding with batch and expiry data, alongside the proposed adoption milestones for manufacturers and hospitals.
Rene Trotha
Project Manager Track&Trace at Bayer AG