According to a research study published in BMJ Quality and Safety, medication errors can occur in 20 to 25% of dose administrations in the inpatient setting. That is an astounding number – and one ...

Wedge barcode scanners and serial barcode scanners both connect to a PC to scan barcodes into the system. They do not, however, work the same way and each has advantages and disadvantages. This ...

Supply-chain standards organization GS1 US has released a Barcode Capabilities Test Kit to help retailers gauge their readiness to shift from linear Universal Product Codes (UPCs) to data-rich 2D ...

When nearly 20 years ago, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a new rule 1 that pharmaceutical manufacturers must include a linear bar code on all immediate drug packages that included each ...

The initiative by the standards organization could bring traditional 1D barcodes into the 2D world of data matrix and QR-codes. After five decades of barcode use at the point of sale, the technology ...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--According to the latest market study released by Technavio, the global barcode scanner market is projected to grow to USD 6.3 billion by 2021, at a CAGR of more than 4% over ...