The European Association of Hospital Pharmacists have policy in this area. For example - http://www.eahp.eu/practice-and-policy/bar-coding-medicines-to-the-single-unit
Also see
Pedersen, C.A., P.J. Schneider, and D.J. Scheckelhoff, ASHP national survey of pharmacy practice in hospital settings: dispensing and administration--2002. American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy, 2003. 60(1): p. 52-68.
and
Pedersen, C.A., P.J. Schneider, and D.J. Scheckelhoff, ASHP national survey of pharmacy practice in hospital settings: Dispensing and administration 2008. American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy, 2009. 66(10): p. 926-946.