ISO 20333:2017
(Main)Traditional Chinese medicine — Coding rules for Chinese medicines in supply chain management
Traditional Chinese medicine — Coding rules for Chinese medicines in supply chain management
ISO 20333:2017 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).
Médecine traditionnelle chinoise — Règles de codage des médecines chinoises dans la gestion de la chaîne logistique
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INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 20333
First edition
2017-08
Traditional Chinese medicine —
Coding rules for Chinese medicines in
supply chain management
Médecine traditionnelle chinoise — Règles de codage des médecines
chinoises dans la gestion de la chaîne logistique
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ISO 20333:2017(E)
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ISO 20333:2017(E)
Contents Page
Foreword .iv
Introduction .v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 Coding principles . 2
4.1 Uniqueness . 2
4.2 Compatibility . 2
4.3 Stability . 2
5 Information coding . 3
5.1 Retail products of Chinese medicines code . 3
5.2 Medicinal code. 3
5.3 Company internal information code . 3
5.3.1 General principles . 3
5.3.2 Producing area code . 3
5.3.3 Measurement unit code . 4
5.3.4 Grade code . 4
5.4 Code of production date . 4
5.5 Code of batch number . 5
5.6 Code of batch numbers in logistic unit . 5
5.7 Code of logistic unit. 5
6 Representation of information identification . 5
6.1 One-dimensional bar code representation . 6
6.1.1 One-dimensional bar code representation of retail trade account . 6
6.1.2 One-dimensional bar code representation of non-retail trade account . 6
6.1.3 One-dimensional bar code representation of logistic unit . 6
6.2 Two-dimensional bar code representation . 6
6.3 Radio frequency identification (RFID) representation . 7
6.3.1 Technical requirements . 7
6.3.2 Requirements of encapsulation material. 7
Bibliography . 8
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ISO 20333:2017(E)
Foreword
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This document was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 249, Traditional Chinese medicine.
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Introduction
The popularity of medicinal products derived from natural materials, particularly herbal materials,
is increasing rapidly. For example, the international market for medicines used in traditional Chinese
medicine (TCM) was valued at USD 16 billion and is increasing at a rate of 10 % to 20 % per year.
Most goods traded internationally use bar coding to monitor the movement and use of the products.
For example, even pencils and erasers have bar codes which permit their individual identification.
However, this does not currently apply to medicines used in TCM. While at least 70 countries now have
administrative systems in place to regulate TCM, the lack of bar coding is a barrier to the increasing
trade and to ensuring the identity and quality of ingredients and products for the well-being of
communities.
This document introduces a bar coding for TCM which is consistent with existing standards. It also
provides a basis for similar coding systems for the products of related traditional health systems.
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INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO 20333:2017(E)
Traditional Chinese medicine — Coding rules for Chinese
medicines in supply chain management
1 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).
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
ISO/IEC 15416, Information technology — Automatic identification and data capture techniques — Bar
code print quality test specification — Linear symbols
ISO/IEC 15418, Information technology — Automatic identification and data capture techniques — GS1
Application Identifiers and ASC MH10 Data Identifiers and maintenance
ISO/IEC 15420, Information technology — Automatic identification and data capture techniques —
EAN/UPC bar code symbology specification
ISO/IEC 15438, Information technology — Automatic identification and data capture techniques — PDF417
bar code symbology specification
ISO/IEC 16022, Information technology — Automatic identification and data capture techniques — Data
Matrix bar code symbology specification
ISO/IEC 18000-6, Information technology — Radio frequency identification for item management — Part
6: Parameters for air interface communications at 860 MHz to 960 MHz General
ISO/IEC 18004, Information technology — Automatic identification and data capture techniques — QR
Code bar code symbology specification
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at http:// www .iso .org/ obp
— IEC Electropedia: available at http:// www .electropedia .org/
3.1
Chinese medicine
substance or combination of substances used under the guidance of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM)
theory for medical care and the prevention and treatment of disease
Note 1 to entry: This includes Chinese Materia Medica, decoction pieces, granule forms of individual medicinals
for prescriptions (GFIMP), and Chinese patent medicines (CPM).
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[SOURCE: ISO 18668-1:2016, 3.1]
3.2
supply chain
linked set of resources and processes that begins with the sourcing of raw material and extends through
the delivery of products or services to the end user across the modes of transport
Note 1 to entry: The supply chain may include vendors, manufacturing facilities, logistics providers, internal
distribution centres, distributors, wholesalers and other entities that lead to the end user.
[SOURCE: ISO 28000:2007, 3.9]
3.3
supply chain management
management primarily concerned with the efficient integration of suppliers, factories, warehouses
and stores so that the merchandise is produced and distributed in the right quantities, to the right
locations and at the right time, and so as to minimize total system cost subject to satisfying service
level requirements
3.4
global location number
GLN
GS1 identification key used to identify physical locations or parties
Note 1 to entry: The key comprises a GS1 Company Prefix, Location Reference, and Check Digit.
[SOURCE: GS1 General Specifications, modified]
3.5
application identifier
AI
numeric prefixes describi
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