Toolkit

Medicine authenticity tools

Everything you need to examine a pack in your hand. Free, private, and nothing you enter is stored.

Core check

Fake & Batch Alert Check + Originality Reference

Match a batch against official alerts and compare with the genuine product description.

Answer 12 quick questions about your pack and get a fake-risk score with next steps.

Scan or paste a DataMatrix/QR code to read the GTIN, batch, expiry and serial, and spot mismatches.

Search the letters or numbers stamped on a tablet to see which official product they belong to.

Turn any printed expiry format into a clear ‘safe until’ date, including opened-pack rules.

Each tool answers a different question. Use several together for the strongest check.

Your question	Best tool	What you need
Is this batch in an official fake/recall alert?	Batch alert check	Batch number (B.No)
Does the pack look genuine?	Pack inspection checklist	The pack in hand
Does the 2D code match the printed pack?	2D code decoder	Phone camera or code text
Is this the right tablet?	Tablet imprint finder	Letters/numbers on the tablet
Is it still in date after opening?	Expiry calculator	Printed expiry + opening date
Is the product registered?	Registration guide	Reg. No. on the carton

Short, direct answers. Follow the links for the full guides.

Are these medicine checking tools free?

Yes. Every tool is free, needs no account and works on phones. See also: Check medicine original or fake.

Do the tools store my data?

No. The checklist, decoder and calculator run entirely in your browser. Batch and imprint lookups are processed and not stored with any identifiers.

Can these tools prove a medicine is genuine?

No tool can. They find known problems and inconsistencies. Pack-level authenticity is confirmed only by DRAP's track-and-trace system.

Which check should I do first?

Start with the batch alert check: it's the fastest way to catch a batch DRAP has already found to be fake.

The complete 2026 method: physical checks, the batch number, the 2D barcode, DRAP's registry and official alerts, in the order pharmacists use them.

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