United States: Infusing Safety from Production to Patient with Unit-of-Use 2D Barcodes

With more than 700 products – many in small packaging – Fresenius Kabi had to find appropriate labelling protocols to accommodate a globally unique product code, batch/lot number, and expiration date.

Fresenius Kabi decided to utilise the GS1 DataMatrix a two-dimensional barcode able to carry the most crucial drug information in a small footprint that can be machine-read at any angle. It also allows Fresenius Kabi to embed a GS1 Global Trade Item Number® (GTIN®, which contains the US FDA National Drug Code), a lot number, and expiration date – information that is needed to identify drugs efficiently and accurately in today’s digital environment.