diff --git a/barcode/__init__.py b/barcode/__init__.py
index d0d15cd..9661706 100755
--- a/barcode/__init__.py
+++ b/barcode/__init__.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 from barcode.codabar import CODABAR
 from barcode.codex import PZN
+from barcode.codex import PZN8
 from barcode.codex import Code39
 from barcode.codex import Code128
 from barcode.codex import Gs1_128
diff --git a/barcode/codex.py b/barcode/codex.py
index 74665be..f621996 100755
--- a/barcode/codex.py
+++ b/barcode/codex.py
@@ -87,36 +87,64 @@ class PZN7(Code39):
     name = "Pharmazentralnummer"
 
     digits = 6
+    checksum_length = 1
 
     def __init__(self, pzn, writer=None):
-        pzn = pzn[: self.digits]
+
         if not pzn.isdigit():
             raise IllegalCharacterError("PZN can only contain numbers.")
-        if len(pzn) != self.digits:
+
+        # calculate and append checksum if not included in supplied code, verify last digit otherwise
+        if len(pzn) == self.digits:
+            self.pzn_core = pzn
+            self.pzn = pzn + self.calculate_checksum()
+        
+        elif len(pzn) == self.digits + self.checksum_length:
+            self.pzn_core = pzn[:-1]
+            checksum_ok = pzn[-1] == self.calculate_checksum()
+            if checksum_ok:
+                self.pzn = pzn
+            else:
+                raise BarcodeError(
+                    f"Checksum (last digit) is not valid for the supplied {self.__class__.__name__} code.")
+
+        else:
             raise NumberOfDigitsError(
-                f"PZN must have {self.digits} digits, not {len(pzn)}."
+                f"{self.__class__.__name__} must have {self.digits} digits (excluding checksum) "
+                f"or {self.digits + self.checksum_length} digits (including checksum), not {len(pzn)}."
             )
-        self.pzn = pzn
-        self.pzn = f"{pzn}{self.calculate_checksum()}"
-        super().__init__(f"PZN-{self.pzn}", writer, add_checksum=False)
+        
+        super().__init__(f"-{self.pzn}", writer, add_checksum=False)
 
     def get_fullcode(self):
         return f"PZN-{self.pzn}"
 
-    def calculate_checksum(self):
-        sum_ = sum(int(x) * int(y) for x, y in enumerate(self.pzn, start=2))
+    def calculate_checksum(self, start=2):
+        sum_ = sum(int(x) * int(y) for x, y in enumerate(self.pzn_core, start))
         checksum = sum_ % 11
         if checksum == 10:
             raise BarcodeError("Checksum can not be 10 for PZN.")
         else:
-            return checksum
+            return str(checksum)
 
 
 class PZN8(PZN7):
-    """Will be fully added in v0.9."""
+    """Represents an PZN8 barcode. See PZN7's __init__ for details.
+
+    :parameters:
+        pzn : String
+            Code to render.
+        writer : barcode.writer Instance
+            The writer to render the barcode (default: SVGWriter).
+    """
+
+    name = "Pharmazentralnummer-8"
 
     digits = 7
 
+    def calculate_checksum(self, start=1):
+        return super().calculate_checksum(start=start)
+
 
 class Code128(Barcode):
     """Initializes a new Code128 instance. The checksum is added automatically