New Delhi, Sep 22 (PTI) The government on Tuesday again extended the date for implementation of track and trace system for exports of drug formulations till April 1 next year.

The decision is applicable for both non-SSI (small scale industry) and SSI-manufactured drugs.

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"The date for implementation of track and trace system for export of drug formulations with respect to maintain the parent-child relationship in packaging levels and its uploading on central portal has been extended up to April 1, 2021 for both SSI and non-SSI manufactured drugs," the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) said in a public notice.

The date has earlier also been extended from time to time. The last extension was till October this year.

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The manufacturer or exporter of drug formulations would have to print the barcode as per the global standards at different packaging levels - primary, secondary and tertiary - to facilitate tracking and tracing of their products.

Barcode helps in tracking and tracing the origin of drugs, which minimises the chances of genuine medicines being considered spurious, sub-standard or counterfeit.

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