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FMD BARCODES

Looking Inside the Barcodes  The new barcodes for the FMD are 2-dimensional data matrix codes. These look similar to the more common QR barcodes but do not work the same way. Although the unique identification number contained within the data matrix code will be displayed in clear text next to the code the length and …

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PARALLEL DISTRIBUTORS

The Cinderella of Serialisation  In the pharmaceutical industry the parallel distributor buys licensed medicines from one market and then sells them on to another. The European Union, European Free Trade Area and United Kingdom will be implementing new serialisation laws from February 2019 that could considerably increase the workload of these parallel distributors.   These laws, …

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