PZN

PZN

PZN is a discrete, fixed length, self-checking barcode symbology used for pharmaceutical products in Germany.

Also known as: Pharmazentralnummer.

Uses:

• Medicines in Germany: the Pharmazentralnummer (PZN) on packs.

Variants:

• PZN7 is the seven-digit format.
• PZN8 is the eight-digit format.

Standards: IFA Coding System PZN.

Data and Options

• For the default PZN7 encoding, the data field must contain six digits or seven digits.
• The pzn8 option specifies that a PZN8 symbol is required, in which case the data field must contain seven digits or eight digits.
• The mandatory check digit is calculated automatically if not provided, otherwise the provided check digit is verified.
• A number whose check value is 10 has no valid check digit and cannot be encoded.

Examples

Identical PZN7 symbols, input provided with and without a check digit:

Data:    1234562
Options: includetext
Encoder: pzn

Data:    123456
Options: includetext
Encoder: pzn

Identical PZN8 symbols, input provided with and without a check digit:

Data:    0275808
Options: pzn8 includetext
Encoder: pzn

Data:    02758089
Options: pzn8 includetext
Encoder: pzn