NO: Product groups and vnr-series in Norway
All products in Vareregisteret are grouped into 9 different product groups, and the article numbers are either Nordic article number or National article number:
| No | Product group | Article number series | Type |
| 1 | Medicines with MA (marketing authorisation) | 00 00 01 – 19 99 99 37 00 00 – |
Nordic |
| 2 | Pharmacy produced medicines | 20 00 00 – 36 99 99 |
National |
| 3 | Commodities incl. medical equipment and products approved for reimbursement by the Norwegian Health Economics | 80 00 00 – 99 99 99 |
National |
| 4 | Chemicals | 20 00 00 – 36 99 99 |
National |
| 5 | Medicinal herbs | 20 00 00 – 36 99 99 |
National |
| 6 | Unlicensed medicines / Medicines without MA (marketing authorisation) | 20 00 00 – 36 99 99 |
National |
| 7 | Homeopathic and anthroposophic medicines | 20 00 00 – 36 99 99 |
National |
| 8 | Natural remedies and herbal medicinal products incl. traditional and well-established medicinal herbs | 00 00 01 – 19 99 99 37 00 00 – |
Nordic |
| 9 | Miscellaneous incl. work rates, packaging, publications, supplies |
20 00 00 – 36 99 99 |
National |
Nordic article numbers are assigned by the Pharmaceutical information Centre for products with marketing authorisation.
National article numbers are assigned by Farmalogg. Assigned article numbers are the property of Farmalogg AS. The national article numbers are meant for use in Norway only.