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New customers

”Type of data source and output of IFA information services IFA GmbH gathers and maintains economic legal and logistical data on medicinal products medical devices and other pharmacy products and provides it to data recipients in the form of raw data as IFA Information“ ... more

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”An incorrect manufacturer discount has been charged for my medicinal products. How do I change that? | The manufacturer discount according to § 130a SGB V is calculated by ABDATA Pharma-Daten-Service with exception to the discount of vaccines. If and to what amount“ ... more

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IFA current information

”14.03.2024 | Your IFA notifications for the ALBVVG data fields | "... as of 01.02.2024, the IFA database was expanded to include the requirements of the Arzneimittel-Lieferengpassbekämpfungs- und Versorgungsverbesserungsgesetz (ALBVVG). The notification situation for“ ... more

HomeIFA Coding SystemEncoding of PZN in Code 39

Encoding of PZN in Code 39

”The Pharmazentralnummer PZN is the German tag according to § 300 SGB V which has to be affixed by the pharmaceutical entrepreneurs onto the outer pack of medicinal products in accordance with § 131 SGB V This can be done via Code 39 and the PZN in clear print“ ... more

HomeIFA for Data RecipientsNew customersInterested in data reception?

Interested in data reception?

”Your contact to us With detailed product information on 800 000 articles the IFA information services in the form of raw data contain the master data for the German healthcare sector and form the basis for trade in the pharmaceutical market If you are interested in“ ... more

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”Why do I have to fill in so many attributes when I only wish to receive a PZN for my product? | As central service provider in the German pharmaceutical market and neutral clearing agency, IFA GmbH supports suppliers of medicinal products, medical devices and other“ ... more

HomeIFA Coding SystemUnique Device Identification (UDI)Prerequisite for using the PPN as UDI-DI

Prerequisite for using the PPN as UDI-DI

”Prerequisite for the use of a PPN as UDI DI for your medical device as well as its inclusion in the IFA database is the conclusion of an IFA supplier contract Please use the following instruction to compile the required contract documents Step by Step becoming IFA“ ... more

HomeIFA Coding SystemUnique Device Identification (UDI)BUDI Generator

BUDI Generator

”IFA Check Digit Generator for Basic UDI The basic UDI BUDI is the main key for grouping those products of a manufacturer that have the same properties Manufacturers generate the basic UDI from the following four substring elements which are described in detail in“ ... more

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”Does the pack of medicinal products have to bear a national reimbursement number? | The delegated act (EU) 2016/161 (dVO) calls for a national reimbursement number or a national number (NN) to identify the medicinal product as unique identifier (UI) if demanded by the“ ... more

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”What does notifying the attribute 'Verifizierung im Pflichtbetrieb ab Verfalldatum' mean – when and how do I notify it? | The attribute Verifizierung im Pflichtbetrieb ab Verfalldatum depicts the shelf life of the first batch obliged to verification. It is used to“ ... more