Due to the variety of concerns about patient safety and recent costs Health Sector, Governments around the world are taking action and making important policy changes.

Las autoridades han desarrollado regulaciones que requieren identificación automática, serialization and traceability systems in Healthcare to improve patient safety.

Including, include those of the European Commission, the Food and Drug Administration of the United States (FDA), National Surveillance Agency in Brazil (ANVISA), the Ministry of Health of Turkey and the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare of India. In this context, GS1 standards provide a comprehensive framework that considers all these types of specific requirements for medical products (drugs and medical devices).

Further, requirements to be presented with the same characteristics, providers of health care, organizations and associations, have announced they will also take measures regarding the adoption and implementation of GS1 global standards in the supply chain Health Sector, in countries like Germany, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Spain, USA, France, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Switzerland and Turkey.

Within offered by GS1 solution for this sector, are tools that support the identification of any component in the supply chain, mechanisms for efficient capture and processes that support communication and data exchange between the parties, to have visibility and traceability throughout the ecosystem of operation, both drugs and medical devices. Key element in this package is the barcode used by a large number of companies, which allows not only identify an article, but carry information along the chain.