IDMP in a capsule Tutorial

Globally unique identification of medicinal products remains an issue, as long as the pertinent ISO set of standards, collectively referred to as the IDMP standards, are not implemented consistently across the globe. This tutorial aims to promote a greater understanding about how the ISO IDMP standards “work” throughout the life-cycle stages of a medicinal product. In each stage - from the initial stage of Development and Production through the final stage of Utilisation and Outcome Assessment - IDMP standards’ concepts and theory are explained as part of two stories: SweetDreams, a medicinal product, and Ingrid, its user. This tutorial offers a straight-forward approach and explanation of IDMP standards, and their impact in real-world situations. It is based on the publication IDMP in a capsule (bit.ly/IDMP_in..., which has been produced by the ‪@UNICOM-IDMP‬ project.