Healthcare / HIBC
13 formatsThe Health Industry Bar Code (HIBC) standard, maintained by HIBCC, identifies healthcare and medical products with a Labeler Identification Code (LIC) plus product/lot data, carried inside familiar symbologies (Code 128, Data Matrix, and others) using HIBC's own character-set and check-character rules.
26 tools
- HIBC Code 128
- HIBC Code 128 for healthcare and medical product labels
- Pharmazentralnummer (PZN)
- PZN / Pharmazentralnummer barcodes for German pharmaceutical products
- HIBC QR Code
- HIBC QR Code for healthcare and medical product labeling
- HIBC Data Matrix
- HIBC Data Matrix for healthcare and medical product labels
- Italian Pharmacode
- Italian Pharmacode / Code 32 pharmaceutical package labels
- Pharmaceutical Binary Code
- Pharmacode / Pharmaceutical Binary Code for pharmaceutical packaging control
- Two-track Pharmacode
- Two-track Pharmacode for compact pharmaceutical package control
- HIBC Code 39
- HIBC Code 39 for healthcare and medical product labels
- HIBC PDF417
- HIBC PDF417 for healthcare labels carrying longer data
- HIBC MicroPDF417
- HIBC MicroPDF417 for compact healthcare labels
- HIBC Aztec Code
- HIBC Aztec barcodes for healthcare and medical product labeling
- HIBC Codablock F
- HIBC Codablock F for healthcare and medical product labels
- HIBC Data Matrix Rectangular
- Rectangular HIBC Data Matrix for narrow medical labels
Choosing a format
- HIBC Code 128 is the common linear choice for primary product labeling.
- HIBC 2D variants (Data Matrix, QR, PDF417/MicroPDF417) suit smaller labels or higher data density needs.
- HIBC data uses a restricted 43-character set (digits, capital letters, space, and -.$/+%) -- see this site's HIBC-family tool pages for the exact rule.