Search by location name or physical address to see if your organization is already using GLNs. With more accurate location data, you can facilitate efficient business practices and help meet healthcare regulations.
To meet interoperability requirements of the Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA), industry leaders are endorsing a standardized approach to location identification with the GS1 Global Location Number (GLN). A GLN is the globally unique GS1 Identification Number that can help unlock the ability to fully track and trace pharmaceutical products, manage saleable returns, and other requirements of the DSCSA.
Get Started with GLNs
The good news is you might already have a GLN. If you are a GS1 US member, meaning you already license a GS1 Company Prefix, you already have access to an entity GLN, which can be used to identify a whole company or a legal/functional part of it.
Also, if you are a dispenser who works with AmerisourceBergen, Cardinal Health, McKesson, Smith Drug Company, HealthTrust, Premier, or Vizient, you may already have a GLN enumerated on your behalf. Contact your GPO or wholesaler to obtain your company’s assigned GLN or to find out the process to view and manage your organization’s GLNs.
If you are not a GS1 US Member and do not work with the above organizations, your company has the option to license a GS1 Company Prefix or an individual GLN.
| Uniquely identifies locations (GLN) | ||
| Access to GS1 US Data Hub | ||
| Supports mixed pallets and cases (SSCC) | ||
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What’s included?
- Supports growing product lines
- Uniquely identifies locations (GLN)
- Uniquely identifies products
- Supports mixed cases and pallets
- Supports coupon creation
- Identifies medical devices and pharmaceutical products
What’s included?
- Uniquely identifies products
Quick Start Guide for Creating GLNs
As a member of GS1 US with a licensed GS1 Company Prefix or an individual GLN, your company has access to the GS1 US Data Hub® platform, which enables you to create and manage GLNs for your own locations, at no charge for a single user.
- Your company’s Legal Entity GLN is preloaded in GS1 US Data Hub and will serve as the top level of your GLN hierarchy.
Helpful Hint: A legal entity is any business, government body, department, individual, or other institution that has standing in the eyes of the law and has the capacity to enter into agreements or contracts. A legal entity must be allocated its own GLN when its legal name and/or legal address and/or legal registration number is different from other legal entities and there is a business need to identify the legal entity across organizations.
- If you have already assigned GLNs to your business locations and they are not in GS1 US Data Hub, it is recommended you upload these locations before assigning new locations to avoid duplication. Uploading and managing your company locations in Data Hub allows industry supply chain partners access to view and use your location data.
- Assign additional GLNs as business needs dictate using GS1 US Data Hub
- Check the “Validate Location” box in GS1 US Data Hub to show that you are regularly reviewing your GLNs.
- Access the Data Hub Help Center to help with creating, managing, and sharing location data.
If you wish to view and use GLNs from your trading partners, you should subscribe to the GS1 US Data Hub View/Use option. Annual fees apply, based on the options you choose and the number of users. Users with access to GS1 US Data Hub can log in here.
Helpful Hint: A View/Use subscription is required to view other companies’ location information, including Global Location Numbers and location organizational structure provided by location owners.
*For information about the act, see the 2013 Drug Supply Chain Security Act
Disclaimer: GS1 US is the local GS1 Member Organization that supports implementation of the GS1 System in the United States. GS1 US employees are not representatives or agents of the U.S. FDA, and the content herein has not been reviewed, approved, or authorized by the U.S. FDA.