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Pharma

ZAMBIA MEDICINE TRACKABILITY

REGULATORY AGENCY

Zambia Medicines Regulatory Authority (ZAMRA)

REGULATION NAME

The traceability guidelines

COMPLIANCE DATES
  • Identification and labeling: 2 years after the date of publication of the guideline for imported medicine and 3 years for manufactured medicines.
  • Serialization: after 5 years of the publication of the guidelines

 

APPLIES TO

All Pharmaceuticals

PRIMARY PACKAGING

(Packaging which is in direct physical contact with the active ingredient)

BARCODE SYMBOLOGY
NA
BARCODE CONTENTSNA
SERIAL NUMBER RANDOMIZATIONNA
SERIAL NUMBER REUSE

Not Specified

HUMAN READABLE EXPIRY DATE FORMAT

Not Specified

BARCODE DATA ENCODING

Not Specified

PRODUCT CODE NOTES

Not Specified

FREE SAMPLES MUST BE MARKED?

Not Specified

SECONDARY PACKAGING

(A carton containing one or more primary packs and includes a “mono carton” containing one primary pack)

BARCODE SYMBOLOGY
GS1 DataMatrix
BARCODE CONTENTS
  • GTIN (AI 01)
  • Serial number (AI 21)
  • Batch number (AI 10)
  • Expiry date (AI 17)

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SERIAL NUMBER RANDOMIZATIONNot Specified
SERIAL NUMBER REUSE

Not Specified

HUMAN READABLE EXPIRY DATE FORMAT

Not Specified

BARCODE DATA ENCODING

GS1 Standards

PRODUCT CODE NOTES

The data should be readable with software applications for the purpose of authentication.

FREE SAMPLES MUST BE MARKED?

No

TERTIARY PACKAGING

(A shipper containing one or more secondary packs)

BARCODE   SYMBOLOGYGS1-128 (linear)blank
BARCODE CONTENTS

 (SSCC)

AGGREGATION DATA CAPTURE

PARENT-CHILD MAPPING AGGREGATION CAPTURE?

 
Not Required

DATA EXCHANGE

SEND UNIT DATA TO GOVERNMENT REPOSITORY?

As Applicable

SEND UNIT DATA TO THIRD-PARTY REPOSITORY?

As applicable

SEND UNIT DATA TO TRADING PARTNER?

As applicable

SEND AGGREGATION DATA TO GOVERNMENT REPOSITORY?
Not Specified
SEND AGGREGATION DATA TO THIRD-PARTY REPOSITORY?

As applicable

SEND AGGREGATION DATA TO TRADING PARTNER?

As applicable

AUTHENTICATION

WHO OFFERS DATA REPOSITORY FOR AUTHENTICATION?

Government

MANUFACTURERS MUST REGISTER SHIPMENTS IN REPOSITORY?

NA

DOWNSTREAM TRADING PARTNERS MUST AUTHENTICATE ON RECEIPT?

No (Future)

DOWNSTREAM TRADING PARTNERS MUST AUTHENTICATE ON SHIPMENT?
No

GOVERNMENT REPORTING

MANUFACTURER ACTIVITY REPORTED?Yes
DOWNSTREAM TRADING PARTNER ACTIVITY REPORTED?

No

Source and Credit: This information is fully or partly based on the GS1 master document (all rights reserved). As GS1 does not control the content of the information, GS1 shall not be held liable, under any circumstance, if it differs from the master document.

DISCLAIMER

This information is being provided ‘As Is’ with no claims of suitability for a particular purpose. It represents just a possible interpretation of information available in the public domain and that interpretation is subject to change. This information does not constitute legal advice.

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