Italian Pharmacode

Italian Pharmacode

Italian Pharmacode is an implementation of the Code 39 barcode symbology that is used for pharmaceutical products in Italy.

Also known as: Code 32, IMH, Radix 32.

Uses:

• Medicines in Italy: the Codice Farmaceutico (AIC) on packs.

Standards: Italian Ministerial Decree 2003.

Data and Options

• The data field must contain either eight or nine digits from the code. The leading A which is provided in some applications must be omitted; it is added to the human readable text.
• The mandatory check digit is calculated automatically if it is not provided, otherwise the provided check digit is verified.

Examples

Identical symbols, input provided with and without a check digit:

Data:    012345676
Options: includetext
Encoder: code32

Data:    01234567
Options: includetext
Encoder: code32