CEN ISO/TS 16791:2020

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-januar-2021
Nadomešča:
SIST-TS CEN ISO/TS 16791:2015
Zdravstvena informatika - Zahteve za mednarodne strojno berljive kode za
pakiranje zdravil (ISO/TS 16791:2020)
Health informatics -- Requirements for international machine-readable coding of
medicinal product package identifiers (ISO/TS 16791:2020)
Medizinische Informatik - Anforderungen für internationale maschinenlesbare
Kodierungen von Identifikatoren für Arzneimittelpackungen (ISO/TS 16791:2020)
Informatique de santé -- Exigences pour une identification internationale, lisible par
capture automatique, des produits médicinaux (ISO/TS 16791:2020)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: CEN ISO/TS 16791:2020
ICS:
35.040.50 Tehnike za samodejno Automatic identification and
razpoznavanje in zajem data capture techniques
podatkov
35.240.80 Uporabniške rešitve IT v IT applications in health care
zdravstveni tehniki technology
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

CEN ISO/TS 16791
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
SPÉCIFICATION TECHNIQUE
October 2020
TECHNISCHE SPEZIFIKATION
ICS 35.240.80 Supersedes CEN ISO/TS 16791:2015
English Version
Health informatics - Requirements for international
machine-readable coding of medicinal product package
identifiers (ISO/TS 16791:2020)
Informatique de santé - Exigences pour une Medizinische Informatik - Anforderungen für
identification internationale, lisible par capture internationale maschinenlesbare Kodierungen von
automatique, des produits médicinaux (ISO/TS Identifikatoren für Arzneimittelpackungen (ISO/TS
16791:2020) 16791:2020)
This Technical Specification (CEN/TS) was approved by CEN on 7 September 2020 for provisional application.

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Contents Page
European foreword . 3

European foreword
This document (CEN ISO/TS 16791:2020) has been prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 215
"Health informatics" in collaboration with Technical Committee CEN/TC 251 “Health informatics” the
secretariat of which is held by NEN.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document supersedes CEN ISO/TS 16791:2015.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the
following countries are bound to announce this Technical Specification: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria,
Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland,
Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of
North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the
United Kingdom.
Endorsement notice
The text of ISO/TS 16791:2020 has been approved by CEN as CEN ISO/TS 16791:2020 without any
modification.
TECHNICAL ISO/TS
SPECIFICATION 16791
Second edition
2020-09
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
Reference number
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ISO/TS 16791:2020(E)
Contents Page
Foreword .iv
Introduction .v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms, definitions and abbreviated terms . 1
3.1 Terms and definitions . 1
3.2 Abbreviated terms . 6
4 Procedural background. 6
4.1 General . 6
4.2 Identification . 6
4.3 International machine-readable coding . 7
4.4 Medicinal product . 7
4.5 Labelling . 8
4.6 Package identifier . 8
4.7 Serialization . 9
5 Usage requirements . 9
5.1 General . 9
5.2 Traceability .10
5.2.1 Principles .10
5.2.2 Guidelines .11
5.3 Measures to combat falsification of medicines .12
5.3.1 Principles .12
5.3.2 Guidelines for both approaches .13
5.3.3 Product authentication . .13
5.3.4 Supply chain integrity .14
5.4 Improving patient safety at point of care .14
5.4.1 Principles .14
5.4.2 Guidelines .14
5.5 Support of healthcare systems .15
5.5.1 Principles .15
5.5.2 Guidelines .16
5.6 Procurement and stock management .16
5.6.1 Principles .16
5.6.2 Guidelines .17
5.7 Overview of guidelines .17
6 Economic aspects .17
6.1 General .17
6.2 Manufacturer perspective .18
6.3 Healthcare provider perspective .18
Annex A (informative) Relationship between PhPID and MPID .19
Annex B (informative) Packaging hierarchy, relationship between MPID, PCID and GTIN® .21
Annex C (informative) Identification of trade items and logistic units .23
Annex D (informative) Examples for Package Identifier .24
Annex E (informative) Personalized Medicine .33
Bibliography .
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