The government has made it mandatory to put QR codes on Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) used in medicines. The new rule will be applicable from January 1, 2023. After that, it will be mandatory to put QR code in API. This new rule will also help in distinguishing between genuine and counterfeit drugs much easier.
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Podcast [audio mp3="https://gs1india.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Podcast-finalEXP.mp3"][/audio] Transcript Hello, friends! This is our first podcast of the series – Supply Chain...
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[caption id="attachment_133" align="alignright" width="131"] Ravish Sangani[/caption] Thirty-one-year-old Ravish Sangani, an entrepreneur from Coimbatore, is the first Indian...
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