PZN Barcode

This Symbology is also known as Pharma-Zentral-Nummer, Pharmazentralnummer, Code PZN, CodePZN

Overview
PZN (Pharma-Zentral-Nummer) is used for distribution of pharmaceutical / health care products in Germany. The specification of this application is maintained at Informationsstelle für Arzneispezialitäten GmbH (IFA).
The value to encode length is fixed to 6 digits plus 1 digit checksum.

Sample of a PZN Barcode

How to create PZN barcodes using BarcodeItem

Note: Please refer to the Class Reference documentation for more information about the properties and methods stated in this document.
In order to get a PZN barcode image, please follow these steps:
  • Set the Symbology property to Pzn
  • Set the AddChecksum property to True
  • Setting up dimensions and quiet zones:
    • Set the BarWidth and BarHeight properties (Values are expressed in Inches)
    • Set the QuietZone property (Value is expressed in Inches)
  • Set the Code property with the value to encode. It must be 6 digits only. PZN letters and checksum value are automatically added by BarcodeItem
Example of PZN barcode images
Code property = 123456 will produce the following barcode image:
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