As part of the ‘GS1 Standards for Healthcare Working Group’ we are encouraged to see so many of the top US healthcare providers supporting adoption dates for the GS1 standards and proactively endorsing the standards to their suppliers.
The GS1 Sunrise date for GS1 Global Location Number (GLN) to standardize location identification is 2010 and 2012 for GS1 Global Trade Item Number (GTIN) to standardize product identification.
This of course means many drug and medical device manufacturers supplying healthcare providers are going to be looking very closely at their identification systems to ensure that they can meet health providers’ expectations.
The PRISYM ID team has been working hard to support our medical device and drugs manufacturing customers in their adoption of the GS1 standards. Our software includes a handy GS1 bar code checker that means a non compliant bar code can’t be accidently printed. This along with the easy creation of GS1 bar codes in PRISYM software means our customers can quickly adapt their systems.
Learn more about the GLN 2010 and GTIN 2012 Sunrise dates at www.gs1us.org/hcsunrise
Tags: Barcode Standards, GS1, Labeling Regulations
