OTC Bar Codes Unnecessary – Established Regs Sufficient, CHPA’s Soller Says
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Universal Product Codes already on OTC medications track sales efficiently and effectively, making the inclusion of bar codes on labeling unnecessary in the short term, CHPA said at an FDA public meeting on bar coding held in Bethesda, Md. July 26
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