ISO 20333:2017 PDF

Scope: This document specifies coding rules for Chinese medicines to assist in supply chain management. The coding provides information such as the trade item, producing area, unit, grade, production date, batch number, quantity of medicines, and logistic unit. This includes Chinese Materia Medica and decoction pieces, but excludes granule forms of individual medicinals for prescriptions (GFIMP) and Chinese patent medicines (CPM).

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2017 ISO 20333:2017 Traditional Chinese medicine — Coding rules for Chinese medicines in supply chain management