Leuven event on bedside scanning - background papers
Evidence and documentation from EAHP
2012 -EAHP statement on the need to systematically bar code medicines to the single unit
2012 - EAHP and EFPIA agreement to work towards shared vision on bar coding
2012 - EAHP presentation on the single unit bar code request
2013 - Brochure on the need for systematic bar coding to the single unit
EAHP 2010 Survey & results on use of bar code technology (published 2013)
Evidence and documentation from Belgium
2012 - UZ Leuven improves patient safety with bedside terminals and 2D scanning of medicines
Evidence and documentation from Switzerland
2011 - Overview presentation by Prof. Dr.Pascal Bonnabry on bar coding in hospitals
2012 - Swiss recommendations on bar coding
Evidence and documentation from GS1
2012 - GS1 Mckinsey Report: Strength in Unity
2013 GS1 GTIN Allocation Rules
2013 - New GS1 Level Below the Each standard
USA Regulation (Regulation required for Europe?)
2003 - USA FDA unit dose bar code proposal
2004 - USA FDA unit dose bar code requirement
Evidence and documentation from USA & Canada
2001 - J Am Med Inform Assoc - Improving Patient Safety by Identifying Side Effects from Introducing Bar Coding in Medication Administration
2002 - AJHP - Practical guide to bar coding for patient medication safety
2002 - American Hospital Association paper on bedside bar-coding readiness
2009 - Canadian Pharmaceutical Bar Code Project