--- title: "DRAP mandates 2D barcoding for pharmaceutical products" description: "Most outlets led with the announcement that the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) has made 2D barcoding and serialization mandatory for locally manufactured and imported medicines. ARY News (English) emphasized the effective date of the regulation and the ban on medicines lacking 2D barcodes, while the Business Recorder focused on the compliance requirement and the track-and-trace system. Both provided similar core information but framed the emphasis slightly differently." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/13923-drap-announces-2d-barcoding-and-serialization site: HarZaviya language: en --- # DRAP mandates 2D barcoding for pharmaceutical products business · updated 13 Oct 2026, 12:20 PM PKT · 12–13 Oct 2026 · 3 articles from 3 outlets over 2 developments **HarZaviya summary** — how 3 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets led with the announcement that the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) has made 2D barcoding and serialization mandatory for locally manufactured and imported medicines. ARY News (English) emphasized the effective date of the requirement and the scope of products affected, while the Business Recorder highlighted the track-and-trace system aspect in its headline. Both outlets provided similar core information but framed the focus slightly differently. ## How it developed Newest development first. Each carries its own coverage and, where we have one, our summary of it. ### 13 Oct 2026 — Pakistan makes 2D barcodes mandatory for locally manufactured, imported medicines (1 outlet) - **Profit** — [Pakistan makes 2D barcodes mandatory for locally manufactured, imported medicines](https://profit.pakistantoday.com.pk/2026/10/13/pakistan-makes-2d-barcodes-mandatory-for-locally-manufactured-imported-medicines) · 13 Oct 2026, 12:20 PM PKT > DRAP's track-and-trace requirement applies to medicines manufactured or imported from October 9, 2026; earlier batches remain exempt ### 12 Oct 2026 — DRAP mandates 2D barcoding for pharmaceutical products (2 outlets) > Most outlets led with the announcement that the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) has made 2D barcoding and serialization mandatory for locally manufactured and imported medicines. ARY News (English) emphasized the effective date of the regulation and the ban on medicines lacking 2D barcodes, while the Business Recorder focused on the compliance requirement and the track-and-trace system. Both provided similar core information but framed the emphasis slightly differently. - **Business Recorder** — [DRAP announces 2D barcoding and serialization](https://www.brecorder.com/news/40443866/drap-announces-2d-barcoding-and-serialization) · 13 Oct 2026, 5:04 AM PKT > ISLAMABAD: The Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) has announced that compliance with the 2D barcoding and serialization, or track-and-trace, system will be mandatory for all locally manufactured and imported pharmaceutical products with effect from October 9, 2026. According to an official communique, with reference to previous notifications and directives issued on the subject cited ... - **ARY News (English)** — [DRAP bans sale, import of medicines without 2D barcodes](https://arynews.tv/drap-bans-sale-import-of-medicines-without-2d-barcodes) · 12 Oct 2026, 11:32 AM PKT · 80% identical wording to the newest filing > Under the new requirement, pharmaceutical products manufactured locally or imported into Pakistan on or after October 9 must carry... ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. 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