The UNICOM Test Lab enhances patient safety and healthcare efficiency by implementing ISO's IDMP standards across the EU. Funded by the EU's HORIZON Programme, this initiative unites diverse stakeholders to enable the seamless exchange of medicinal product information. This paper details the interoperability challenges and methodologies employed, highlighting the UNICOM Test Lab's role in validating and testing tools for IDMP standards implementation, aiming for semantic interoperability and a safe pharmaceutical supply chain within the EU.
Keywords: Identification of Medicinal Products; Interoperability; Patient Safety; Substitution; ePrescription.