# 2026-04368 — Federal rules taking effect: every published US final rule whose effective date is still in the future

For 2026-04368, rule is Revising the National Drug Code Format and Drug Label Barcode Requirements; agency is Food and Drug Administration; effective date is 2033-03-07; dates, as printed is This rule is effective March 7, 2033; cfr parts amended is 21 CFR 201, 21 CFR 207, recorded from its source on 2026-08-10.

- **FR document number:** 2026-04368 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Rule:** Revising the National Drug Code Format and Drug Label Barcode Requirements _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Agency:** Food and Drug Administration _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Effective date:** 2033-03-07 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **DATES, as printed:** This rule is effective March 7, 2033. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **CFR parts amended:** 21 CFR 201, 21 CFR 207 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Published:** 2026-03-05 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

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## Source

- https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents.json?per_page=1000&order=oldest&conditions%5Btype%5D%5B%5D=RULE&conditions%5Beffective_date%5D%5Bgte%5D=2030-01-01&conditions%5Beffective_date%5D%5Blte%5D=2040-12-31&fields%5B%5D=document_number&fields%5B%5D=title&fields%5B%5D=agency_names&fields%5B%5D=effective_on&fields%5B%5D=dates&fields%5B%5D=cfr_references&fields%5B%5D=publication_date&fields%5B%5D=html_url

Last verified: 2026-08-10. Review by: 2026-08-24.
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