• Include these codes as defined in http://standardterms.edqm.eu version ⏿5 February 2025

  Code	Display	Definition
  30000500	Administration system	System including syringes, cartridges, etc. that requires manipulation prior to administration of the medicinal product.
  30002000	Applicator	Administration device used to apply a drug to or into a certain site of the body.
  30010000	Brush	Administration device fitted with a fine brush used for the application of liquid pharmaceutical forms.
  30012000	Cannula	Administration device, tubular with a conical tip used for the application of liquid or semi-solid pharmaceutical forms.
  30016000	Cup	Administration device used for the administration of a quantity, whether or not accurately measured, of a liquid or multidose solid pharmaceutical form.
  30017000	Dabbing applicator	Closure with dabbing device.
  30018200	Dose dispenser	Device for the dispensing of a specified quantity of a medicinal product, for example an automatic electronic counter. Pre-filled pens, pre-filled syringes, inhalers, metering pumps, etc. are excluded.
  30019000	Dredging applicator	Closure with dredging device.
  30022000	Dropper applicator	Screw cap with dropper.
  30026500	Inhaler	Device for administration of a medicinal product for inhalation. Nebuliser is excluded.
  30028000	Injection needle	Hollow needle with a locking device intended for the administration of liquid pharmaceutical forms.
  30029000	Injection syringe	Administration device, cylindrical, with a cannula-like nozzle, with or without a fixed needle (which may or may not be fitted with a needle safety device), and a movable piston with piston rod used for the administration, usually parenteral, of an accurately measured quantity of a liquid pharmaceutical form.
  30033000	Measuring device	Device for the administration of a measured quantity of a product. Only to be used when other terms are not applicable.
  30034000	Measuring spoon	Spoon for the administration of liquid and multidose solid pharmaceutical forms.
  30037000	Mouthpiece	Aid used for the administration or inhalation of a medicinal product by mouth.
  30040000	Multipuncturer	Device for puncturing the skin, normally used for immunological products, especially diagnostics.
  30041000	Nasal applicator	Aid used for the administration of a drug by nose.
  30042000	Nebuliser	Device for converting liquids into aerosols. Pressurised containers are excluded.
  30043500	Needle-free injector	Device for injecting a medicinal product, usually a liquid, by means of high pressure without a needle, through the skin barrier. This term replaces 'High-pressure transdermal delivery device'.
  30044000	Nozzle	Aid for the directed/targeted administration of a liquid or a semi-solid preparation to a specific site.
  13072000	Oral applicator	Administration device for administering a liquid or semi-solid pharmaceutical form to the oral cavity. This term may be used to describe an oral syringe in cases where there is a risk of administration error, e.g. where a similar product is often administered by injection, such as with vaccines. It may contain one or more components necessary for the preparation of the final product (e.g. the solvent), but it does not contain the final preparation or all of its components; in such cases, use 'Pre-filled oral applicator' instead.
  30045000	Oral syringe	Administration device for administering a liquid or semi-solid pharmaceutical form to the oral cavity. It may contain one or more components necessary for the preparation of the final product (e.g. the solvent), but it does not contain the final preparation itself or all of its components; in such cases, use 'Pre-filled oral syringe' instead.
  13114000	Pen	Administration device intended to house a cartridge that contains a sterile, single-dose or multidose, parenteral preparation. It is usually supplied without a fixed needle, and may or may not be fitted with a needle safety device. The cartridge is usually replaceable when it is empty. The pre-defined dose, which may or may not be adjustable, is administered via an actuation, such as the pressing of a button. Dose dispenser is excluded.
  30046000	Pipette	Administration device, tubular, used for the administration in drops or in accurately measured quantity of liquid pharmaceutical forms.
  30053000	Prick test applicator	Device for prick testing of allergen products.
  30058000	Spatula	Administration device with a flattened side used for the application of semi-solid pharmaceutical forms.
  30011000	Brush applicator	Closure with brush device.
  30013000	Cap	Hollow object without screw thread, mostly cylindrical, meant to close a container.
  30015000	Child-resistant closure	A closure which is difficult for young children to open but which is not difficult for adults to open properly.
  13132000	Lid	Fitted closure, generally one that snaps shut onto a container to maintain a seal.
  30035000	Metering pump	Closure whereby a measured quantity of the contents is released by mechanical actuation of the pump.
  30036000	Metering valve	Closure whereby a measured quantity of the contents is released by actuation of the valve.
  30043000	Needle applicator	Closure with a needle.
  30047000	Pipette applicator	Closure with pipette.
  30056000	Screw cap	Hollow cylindrical object with screw thread, meant to close a container.
  30061000	Spray pump	Closure whereby the contents are released as a spray by mechanical actuation of the pump.
  30062000	Spray valve	Closure whereby the contents are released as a spray by mechanical actuation of the valve.
  30064000	Stopper	More or less solid cylindrical or conical object meant to close a container by insertion.
  13070000	Valve	Closure that regulates the release of the contents from a container (e.g. a gas cylinder) by adjusting the opening of the exit duct, usually allowing a continuous flow of the contents out of the container; a device that controls the movement of the valve may be incorporated. 'Metering valve' and 'Spray valve' are excluded.
  30001000	Ampoule	Container sealed by fusion and to be opened exclusively by breaking. The contents are intended for use on one occasion only.
  30004000	Bag	Container consisting of surfaces, whether or not with a flat bottom, made of flexible material, generally closed at the bottom and at the sides by sealing; at the top possibly to be closed by fusion of the material, depending on the intended use. Equipped with special attachments. Contains the final preparation in one compartment or the components necessary for its preparation in different compartments.
  30006000	Barrel	Container of large size, suited for liquid, solid and semi-solid pharmaceutical forms.
  30007000	Blister	Container (usually multidose) consisting of two layers of which one is shaped to contain the individual doses. Strips and unit-dose blisters are excluded.
  30008000	Bottle	Container with a more or less pronounced neck and usually a flat bottom.
  30009000	Box	Primary container consisting of one or more parts made of a light material, can be closed.
  30014000	Cartridge	Filled container, usually cylindrical, containing a sterile, single-dose or multidose, parenteral preparation; it contains the final preparation in one compartment, or the components necessary for its preparation in different compartments. It may be supplied as an integral part of a pre-filled pen or be intended for use in a reusable device especially designed for that purpose, such as a pen. Dose-dispenser cartridges are excluded.
  30015500	Container	An item of packaging that is used for the storage, identification and/or transport of a medicinal product. Only to be used where more-specific terms do not apply. Specific characteristics of the container are defined in the product information of the medicinal product.
  30018300	Dose-dispenser cartridge	Container intended for use in a dose dispenser, usually pre-filled with a medicinal product. Cartridges, intended for use in pens, are excluded.
  30020000	Dredging container	Container for a pharmaceutical form to be applied by dredging.
  30023000	Dropper container	A container, usually a bottle, fitted with a dropper applicator.
  30023005	Fixed cryogenic vessel	A static thermally insulated container designed to maintain the contents in the liquid state
  30024000	Gas cylinder	Container usually cylindrical suited for compressed, liquefied or dissolved gas, fitted with a device to regulate the spontaneous outflow of gas at atmospheric pressure and room temperature.
  13156000	Gas cylinder bundle	Container consisting of an assembly of cylinders suited for compressed, liquefied or dissolved gas, which are fastened together in a frame and interconnected by a manifold, and are transported and used as a single unit. It is fitted with a device to regulate the spontaneous outflow of gas at atmospheric pressure and room temperature.
  30032000	Jar	Container, without a pronounced neck, with a wide opening at the top and a more-or-less flat bottom. It is suited for semi-solid and solid pharmaceutical forms (including those that are stored/supplied in a liquid medium, such as living tissue equivalents). It can be reclosed.
  30036005	Mobile cryogenic vessel	A mobile thermally insulated container designed to maintain the contents in a liquid state.
  30038000	Multidose container	A container holding a quantity of the preparation suitable for 2 or more doses.
  30039000	Multidose container with airless pump	Multidose container with an integral pump designed to protect the contents against in use-contamination.
  30039400	Multidose container with metering pump	Multidose container with integral metering pump.
  30039500	Multidose container with pump	Multidose container with an integral pump. Metering pump, spray pump, and multidose container with airless pump are excluded.
  13142000	Pouch	Item of packaging intended for use as an intermediate or outer container, intended to contain one or more medicinal product(s); it is made of a flexible material and may be for single use or be re-usable, and may be fitted with a closure system. Bags and sachets are excluded.
  30049000	Pre-filled gastroenteral tube	Pre-filled tube for the administration of a medicinal product to the gastroenteral tract.
  13063000	Pre-filled injector	Filled container, usually fitted with an injection needle, which may or may not be fitted with a needle safety device, containing a sterile, single-dose parenteral preparation. This term is only to be used when a more-specific term such as 'Pre-filled syringe' or 'Pre-filled pen' is not appropriate.
  13074000	Pre-filled oral applicator	Filled container for administering a liquid or semi-solid pharmaceutical form to the oral cavity, containing the final preparation in one compartment, or the components necessary for its preparation in different compartments. This term may be used to describe a pre-filled oral syringe in cases where there is a risk of administration error, e.g. where a similar product is often administered by injection, such as with vaccines.
  13073000	Pre-filled oral syringe	Filled container for administering a liquid or semi-solid pharmaceutical form to the oral cavity, containing the final preparation in one compartment, or the components necessary for its preparation in different compartments.
  30050000	Pre-filled pen	Filled container consisting usually of a cartridge, usually fitted with an injection needle, housed in a pen device that may or may not be fitted with a needle safety device. The cartridge contains a sterile, single-dose or multidose, parenteral preparation; it contains the final preparation in one compartment, or the components necessary for its preparation in different compartments. The cartridge is not replaceable and the pre-filled pen is intended to be discarded when empty. The pre-defined dose, which may or may not be adjustable, is administered via an actuation, such as the pressing of a button.
  30051000	Pre-filled syringe	Filled container consisting of an injection syringe, generally supplied with an injection needle, which may or may not be fitted with a needle safety device. It contains a sterile, single-dose or multidose, parenteral preparation; it contains the final preparation in one compartment, or the components necessary for its preparation in different compartments. The pre-filled syringe is intended to be discarded when empty.
  30052000	Pressurised container	Container suited for compressed, liquefied or dissolved gas fitted with a device to enable, after its actuation, a controlled spontaneous release of the contents at atmospheric pressure and room temperature.
  30053500	Roll-on container	A container, usually a bottle, fitted with a roll-on applicator
  30054000	Sachet	Container consisting of two surfaces made of flexible material to be closed only by sealing or folding over. The contents are intended for single use.
  30057000	Single-dose container	A container that holds a quantity of the preparation intended for total or partial use on one occasion only.
  30060000	Spray container	Container for a liquid pharmaceutical form to be converted into a spray by mechanical means.
  30064500	Straw	Hollow tube containing a single dose of a medicinal product for oral administration by sucking.
  30065000	Strip	Multidose container consisting of two layers, usually provided with perforations, suited for containing single doses of solid or semi-solid preparations. Blisters are excluded.
  30066000	Tablet container	Container without a neck and with a flat bottom, suited for tablets, capsules, etc., which can be re-closed well. Tablet tube is excluded.
  13151000	Tablet tube	Rigid, cylindrical container that is closed at one end, usually intended for fragile tablets such as effervescent tablets, and which is designed to allow the tablets to be stacked in a single column, thereby reducing the likelihood of physical damage caused by impacts with each other or the container wall. The open end can be reclosed, and in the case of effervescent tablets, a desiccant is usually integrated into the closure.
  30067000	Tube	Container for semi-solid pharmaceutical forms, usually multidose, consisting of collapsible material intended to release the contents via a nozzle by squeezing the package.
  13059000	Unit-dose blister	Container consisting of two layers of which one is shaped to contain the individual unit, usually provided with perforations, the intention being to allow each individual unit to be separated for single unit administration. All the information required for blister packs must appear on each unit dose presentation. Blisters and strips are excluded.
  30069000	Vial	Small container for parenteral medicinal products, with a stopper and overseal; the contents are removed after piercing the stopper. Single-dose and multidose uses are included.
  13125000	Wrapper	Single-dose or multidose container, usually consisting of a single flexible surface (which may consist of one or more layers and may be coated) intended to be used to enclose one or more units of a solid preparation such as a tablet or lozenge. Multidose wrappers may be used to present the individual units of a medicinal product together in the form of a roll that can be torn or otherwise opened to allow the removal of the required number of units. Blisters, sachets, strips and unit-dose blisters are excluded.

Expansion performed internally based on codesystem EDQM Standard Terms v5 February 2025 (CodeSystem)

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