Pharmacy Sector

The visibility, traceability and accountability enabled by GS1 global standards in today’s pharmacy environment are essential to patient safety, especially in preventing medication errors, maintaining product inventory levels and enabling meaningful research on patient outcomes and system performance.

From dispensing a patient’s prescription to quickly and accurately locating a pharmaceutical product in an emergency recall, the interoperability of GS1 global standards allows each point along the supply chain to communicate transparently and efficiently about products, patients and processes.

Roadmap to the Implementation of GS1 DataMatrix Barcodes on Pharmaceuticals in Canada and FAQs

Solutions, Services and Tools for the Pharmacy Sector

GS1 Canada solutions, services and tools draw on global standards to address the unique challenges that affect everyone in the pharmacy supply chain, from manufacturers to clinicians right down to the patient.

Front Shop Solutions
Healthcare Pharmacy Solutions

ECCnet Planogram Content
Get clear and accurate planogram content to optimize your shelf -space management.

ECCnet Marketing Content
Improve your products’ visibility with high quality images and data for flyers and other channels.

ECCnet eCommerce Content
Optimize online sales with certified on-pack images and data.

ECCnet New Item Setup
Accelerate product listings through complete and accurate data.

ECCnet Recall
Maximize the speed, accuracy and traceability of product recall communications.

Image and Data Content Capture Services
Simplify your business by getting your product’s content captured for a wide range of business processes.

Product Certification - Pharmaceutical
Simplify the exchange of your product information with this online tool that enables the electronic exchange of brand-authorized images and associated data between brand owners/manufacturers and data recipients.

ECCnet Pharmaceutical Content
Capture and exchange 100% accurate and complete brand-authorized images and data between brand owners/manufacturers and data recipients.

ECCnet New Item Setup
Accelerate product listings through complete and accurate data.

ECCnet Recall
Maximize the speed, accuracy and traceability of product recall communications.

Image and Data Content Capture Services
Simplify your business by getting your product’s content captured for a wide range of business processes.

Working with GS1 Canada

Whether you just get started or want to play an active role in identifying the sector needs and community solutions, there are many opportunities for you to engage with GS1 Canada and implementation guidelines.

Standards in Use

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Healthcare Board

Documentation Library

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NAPRA Guidelines

Global Pharmacy Success Stories

Industry Support Letter
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Global Standards

Learn about how GS1 global standards can create a more efficient and transparent supply chain, while helping your business to streamline operations, support core business processes and exchange information with trading partners.