Pharma
| REGULATORY AGENCY | Ministry of Health and Welfare (MoHW), Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (Korea MFDS) |
| REGULATION NAME | Korea Drug Serialization System, Korea Pharmaceutical Information Services (KPIS) |
| COMPLIANCE DATES | From 2010 onwards: all drugs including small items must be marked with a GS1 barcode with KDC (NTIN). |
| APPLIES TO | Prescription drug suppliers: manufacturers, importers and wholesalers |
(Packaging which is in direct physical contact with the active ingredient)
| BARCODE SYMBOLOGY | 2-D GS1 Datamatrix, linear GS1-128 or GS1 RFID tag |
| BARCODE CONTENTS |
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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 | The KD Code is apparently a GTIN-13 assigned by GS1 South Korea specifically for drugs, or by the government, in cooperation with GS1 South Korea. The KD Code is converted to a GTIN-14 by prepending a zero |
| FREE SAMPLES MUST BE MARKED? | No |
(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 |
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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 | The KD Code is apparently a GTIN-13 assigned by GS1 South Korea specifically for drugs, or by the government, in cooperation with GS1 South Korea. The KD Code is converted to a GTIN-14 by prepending a zero |
| FREE SAMPLES MUST BE MARKED? | No |
(A shipper containing one or more secondary packs)
| BARCODE SYMBOLOGY | GS1-128 (linear) | |
| BARCODE CONTENTS | The KD Code is apparently a GTIN-13 assigned by GS1 South Korea specifically for drugs, or by the government, in cooperation with GS1 South Korea. The KD Code is converted to a GTIN-14 by prepending a zero | |
PARENT-CHILD MAPPING AGGREGATION CAPTURE? | Yes |
| SEND UNIT DATA TO GOVERNMENT REPOSITORY? | Yes |
| SEND UNIT DATA TO THIRD-PARTY REPOSITORY? | As applicable |
| SEND UNIT DATA TO TRADING PARTNER? | As applicable |
| SEND AGGREGATION DATA TO GOVERNMENT REPOSITORY? | Yes |
| SEND AGGREGATION DATA TO THIRD-PARTY REPOSITORY? | As applicable |
| SEND AGGREGATION DATA TO TRADING PARTNER? | As applicable |
| WHO OFFERS DATA REPOSITORY FOR AUTHENTICATION? | Korea MFDS |
| 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 |
| MANUFACTURER ACTIVITY REPORTED? | Yes |
| DOWNSTREAM TRADING PARTNER ACTIVITY REPORTED? | No |
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