There’s been an ongoing debate regarding two barcode systems for medical products, HIBC and GTIN from GS1. There’s a school of thought that the industry needs to standardize on one system. But which option is better? And do we really need to pick just one? (more…)
Posts Tagged ‘healthcare’
Mar 18th
Labeling for Patient Specific Direction
The UK’s NHS is under continuous pressure to allocate over two million prescription items per working day. Mistakes can easily be made and recent figures from the General Medical Council have shown that one in ten hospital prescriptions contain errors that could harm patients. (more…)
Oct 12th
What is MHRA?
The MHRA (Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency) was set up by the UK Government in April 2003 from a merger of the Medicines Control Agency and the Medical Devices Agency. The MHRA is the governmental agency responsible for standards of safety, quality and performance.
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