ISO/TS 16791:2020Withdrawn

Health informatics — Requirements for international machine-readable coding of medicinal product package identifiers

Informatique de santé — Exigences pour une identification internationale, lisible par capture automatique, des produits médicinaux

This edition has been replaced by ISO 16791:2026.

Abstract / scope

This document provides guidelines on identification and labelling of medicinal products from the point of manufacture of packaged medicinal product to the point of dispensing the product.

This document outlines best practice for AIDC barcoding solutions for applications. Users can, however, consider the coding interoperability requirements for other AIDC technologies, e.g. Radio Frequency Identification (RFID).

Life cycle

Replaces

ISO/TS 16791:2014WithdrawnHealth informatics — Requirements for international machine-readable coding of medicinal product package identifiersTechnical Specification · Published 19 Mar 2014 · ISO/TC 215

Replaced by

ISO 16791:2026PublishedHealth informatics — Requirements for international machine-readable coding of medicinal product package identifiersInternational Standard · Published 20 Mar 2026 · ISO/TC 215/SC 2