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

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

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 QuietZoneWidth property (Value is expressed in Inches)
  • Set the TopMargin and BottomMargin properties (Values are 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 Barcode Professional

Code property = 123456 will produce the following barcode image: