The Requirements
As a business in the pharmaceutical and healthcare sector, Oxford Pharmacy Store must comply with strict MHRA regulations. These concern batch traceability for product recalls, clear audit trails and documentation, effective control of expiry dated products and the use of GS1 barcodes.
In addition, the NHS has implemented an eProcurement Strategy to be adhered to whereby all suppliers to the NHS must utilise GS1 barcodes on products supplied, ensuring the end-to-end traceability of items is achieved. Furthermore the EU Falsified Medicines Directive will be fully in force by 2019, which requires further traceability in terms of serial numbers.