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A Pharmacode barcode is used in the pharmaceutical industry as a packing control system. The Pharmacode barcode is placed on the package.
Valid symbols: |
A whole number from 3 to 131070 |
Length: |
Variable, 1..6 characters of a digit |
Check digit: |
No |
A Pharmacode barcode can represent only a single integer from 3 to 131070. All digits in the specified range make correct barcodes, but some of these barcodes can be unreadable because all barcodes are identical. So, the following digits should not be used:
3, 6, 7, 14, 15, 30, 31, 62, 63, 126, 127, 254, 255, 510, 511, 1022, 1023, 2046, 2047, 4094, 4095, 8190, 8191, 16382, 16383, 32766, 32767, 65534, 65535, and 131070.
A "Pharmacode" barcode. "12345" is a number encoded in the barcode.