ISO 18668-1:2016规定了中药编码规则，包括煎剂片、中药（原料药）和处方药的颗粒形式（GFIMP），但不包括中成药（CPM）。 根据这些领域的专家需要，将分别制定坎波药、韩国药和其他传统药物的相关编码标准。 ISO 18668-1:2016适用于临床用药、科学研究和教学、统计和管理领域的汤剂片、中药（原料药）和处方用个体药物的颗粒剂（GFIMP）。

ISO 18668-1:2016 specifies rules to encode Chinese medicines, including decoction pieces, Chinese Materia Medica (raw materials) and granule forms of individual medicinals for prescriptions (GFIMP), but not Chinese patent medicines (CPM). Relevant coding standards for Kampo medicine, Korean medicine and other traditional medicines will be separately formulated as needed by experts in these areas. ISO 18668-1:2016 is suitable for decoction pieces, Chinese Materia Medica (raw materials), and granule forms of individual medicinals for prescriptions (GFIMP) in the fields of clinical medication, scientific research and teaching, and statistics and management.