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2D barcode system implemented to eradicate fake medicines: Kamal

Pakistan Published 16 October 2026, 07:29 · archived 16 Oct 2026

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for National Health Services and Regulations, Mustafa Kamal, has said that his ministry is firmly resolved to eradicate fake medicines across the country. Presiding over a meeting here on Thursday regarding 2D barcodes, the minister reiterated that local and multinational pharmaceutical companies are now bound to print 2D barcodes and serial numbers [on packaging], and the 2D barcode system will also be implemented on veterinary and poultry medicines. The minister said that the government is firm in implementing the 2D barcode trials which are aimed at the eliminati...

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