Hikma Pharmaceuticals adopts GS1 standards for regulatory compliance and traceability
Hikma Pharmaceuticals (Hikma) needed to put in place a track and trace system for its full line of pharmaceuticals.
The company wanted a system that would easily scale across its three global regions in response to emerging regulatory requirements.
The company implemented GS1 standards to uniquely identify its medicines at the individual dosage level. These GS1 identifiers were encoded in GS1 DataMatrix barcodes for application on packages. By scanning these barcodes, Hikma can now easily capture information in its IT systems for traceability—from its plants to healthcare providers, and ultimately, to patient bedsides.