1. South Korea MFDS E2B(R3) Best Practices
  2. WHO codes for Products and Ingredients in Post-marketed Foreign Cases
  3. Difference between B-format and C-format

Difference between B-format and C-format

B-formats contain information about trade names, ingredients and ATC classification(s). The unique key is the alphanumeric Drug Code.

C-formats contain all the B-format information (including the Drug Code) but has in additional information regarding the countries in which the product is marketed, Marketing Authorization Holders, pharmaceutical forms and strengths. The unique key is the alphanumeric Medicinal Product ID.

WHO B3 coding in Oracle Argus Safety

Drug Coding dialog

WHO C3 coding in Oracle Argus Safety

Drug Coding dialog

Parent topic: WHO codes for Products and Ingredients in Post-marketed Foreign Cases