MoHFW of India mandates GS1 Barcodes on Medical Devices other medical supplies

bio_subbu

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The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) of India has announced that all medical supplies procured by the MoHFW will have to comply with GS1 Standards for bar codes. The MoHFW is responsible for the procurement of drugs, medical devices and other medical supplies for government run Healthcare providers and for various national health programmes, including universal immunization, tuberculosis control, malaria control and AIDS control. “Programme divisions need to ensure that by the start of fiscal year 2010-2011 all medical supplies procured under MoHFW should comply with GS1 bar coding standards. A copy of MoHFW announcement is attached. For more details find the press release GS1 barcodes made mandatory for drugs, devices procured for Govt programmes.

Also copy of User manual for implementation of GS1 barcodes on Medical Devices & other medical supplies & GS1 barcode requirements for medical devices are attached.

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S. Subramaniam
 

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Dear Somesekhar /Subramaniam,

Have you implemented?If so can you please share your experience

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Valli
 

somashekar

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Dear Somesekhar /Subramaniam,

Have you implemented?If so can you please share your experience

Regards,
Valli
We have implemented it and it is pretty simple as you have all the freedom to make your own series and you get your company code once registered. The site which I mentioned up in post #2 will help. More specific inputs perhaps next week when I get back to office.

I hope you have explored the gs1 website.

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