Starting from September 1, 2025, checking medicines at cash desks will be possible without the Internet connection, as pharmacies are required to have the offline module of the Honest Mark labeling system.
“Before the mandatory requirements for offline verification, it was up to the organization whether to have the module or not, and now it has to be connected. The innovation guarantees uninterrupted drug delivery even with a temporary Internet cutoff,” the labeling operator, the Center for the Development of Advanced Technologies (TsRPT), said in a press release.
Until now, pharmacies have been operating online, when the cashier requested data on each labeling code in a specially created infrastructure at the time of sale, the TsRPT recalled. From September 1, it will be mandatory to use both modes simultaneously for medicines, with online mode remaining a priority provided there is a stable connection. If the connection is lost, offline mode is automatically activated via the local module.
“Medicines sold offline and their receipts are stored on a fiscal storage device located inside the cash register and will automatically be transmitted to the Honest Sign system once the connection is restored,” the operator emphasizes.
The Honest Sign digital labeling system was designed to regulate the circulation of goods, combat counterfeiting and illegal production, ensure consumers have access to high-quality and safe products, and generate revenue for the government by shifting sales out of the shadow economy. Mandatory labeling of medicines for human use started on July 1, 2020.
In July, the State Duma approved a bill allowing for the transfer of confiscated medicines to charity without labeling.
