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Pharma traceability in Kuwait.
Kuwait's 2022 Ministry of Health circular and the GS1 DataMatrix elements the article says were due from January 2024.
Kuwait's Ministry of Health issued a circular in 2022 on the identification of pharmaceutical products.
Product identification
The article describes the circular as requiring a GS1 DataMatrix on pharmaceutical packs, carrying identification elements such as the product code, serial number, batch, and expiry date.
Timelines stated in the article
The article states that the GS1 DataMatrix elements were due from January 2024. Confirm the current dates with the Kuwait Ministry of Health before relying on them.
A correction from the original page
The closing paragraph of the original WordPress page named Jordan by mistake. That paragraph has not been repeated here. This article is about Kuwait.
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