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MEDICINES TRACEABILITY VISION AND STRATEGY

REGULATORY AGENCYThe Botswana Medicines Regulatory Authority (BoMRA)
REGULATION NAMEMedicines traceability vision and strategy
COMPLIANCE DATESThe government will set up requisite regulatory instruments in 2022-2023 timeframe at which point it will become clear the traceability model to be adopted and other relevant information.
APPLIES TODrug manufacturers who have manufacturing and/or packaging facilities within Botswana, and who export drugs to any other countries.

SECONDARY PACKAGING

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

BARCODE SYMBOLOGY Linear, or 2D Datamatrix following GS1 standards
BARCODE CONTENTS
  • GTIN
  • Serial number
  • Batch number
  • Expiry date

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SERIAL NUMBER RANDOMIZATION No
SERIAL NUMBER REUSE

Not Specified

HUMAN READABLE EXPIRY DATE FORMAT

YYMMDD

BARCODE DATA ENCODING

GS1 Standards

PRODUCT CODE NOTES

In the case of “mono cartons”, a manufacturer or exporter shall affix the bar code on mono cartons containing one primary pack on an optional basis until further notice

FREE SAMPLES MUST BE MARKED?

Not Specified

TERTIARY PACKAGING

(A shipper containing one or more secondary packs)

BARCODE   SYMBOLOGY GSl -128linear blank
BARCODE CONTENTS Product code (use of the GS1 GTIN is now optional), Lot Number,Expiration Date, GS1 SSCC (SSCC may appear in a separate barcode)

AGGREGATION DATA CAPTURE

PARENT-CHILD MAPPING AGGREGATION CAPTURE?
Not Specified

DATA EXCHANGE

SEND UNIT DATA TO GOVERNMENT REPOSITORY? No
SEND UNIT DATA TO THIRD-PARTY REPOSITORY?

As applicable

SEND UNIT DATA TO TRADING PARTNER?

As applicable

SEND AGGREGATION DATA TO GOVERNMENT REPOSITORY? No
SEND AGGREGATION DATA TO THIRD-PARTY REPOSITORY?

As applicable

SEND AGGREGATION DATA TO TRADING PARTNER?

As applicable

AUTHENTICATION

WHO OFFERS DATA REPOSITORY FOR AUTHENTICATION?Proposed
MANUFACTURERS MUST REGISTER SHIPMENTS IN REPOSITORY?

Yes (Exports)

DOWNSTREAM TRADING PARTNERS MUST AUTHENTICATE ON RECEIPT?

No (Future)

DOWNSTREAM TRADING PARTNERS MUST AUTHENTICATE ON SHIPMENT?
No

GOVERNMENT REPORTING

MANUFACTURER ACTIVITY REPORTED? No
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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