Question 1

What is Pharmacode used for?

Accepted Answer

Pharmacode is a pharmaceutical barcode standard used to identify medicine packaging. It encodes a numeric code (3-6 digits) and is read by high-speed production line scanners.

Question 2

How does Pharmacode differ from other barcodes?

Accepted Answer

Pharmacode is a bi-directional barcode with no start/stop characters. It uses two different bar widths (narrow/wide) and can be scanned from either direction.

Question 3

Is Pharmacode used in retail?

Accepted Answer

Pharmacode is primarily used in pharmaceutical manufacturing for production line control, not retail point-of-sale. For retail pharmacy products, EAN-13 is used.

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