European Union

FMD anti-tampering device can be verified at any time while in the pharmacy, European Commission says

Pharmacy staff can verify a medicine pack’s physical anti-tampering device at any time, not only when the medicine is supplied to the patient, the European Commission has said.…

Blurring of lines between medicines and medical devices is confusing authorisation process, MHRA warns

Gaps in the medicine authorisation regulatory system are emerging as the line between medicines and medical devices becomes increasingly blurred.…

Fewer medicines at risk of supply disruption after Brexit as companies take action

The number of centrally authorised medicines that could have had their supply disrupted after Brexit has fallen from 108 to 39, according to the European Medicines Agency.…

Pharmacies who delay FMD preparations risk non-compliance, IT suppliers warn

Falsified Medicines Directive suppliers have warned that pharmacies who wait until the last minute to purchase hardware could have to pay more, and may not receive their kit in time to comply with the regulations on implementation day.…

Government publishes guidance on regulation of medicines and clinical trials in case of a no-deal Brexit

Guidance on how medicines, medical devices, and clinical trials will be regulated if the UK leaves the EU with no withdrawal agreement has been published by the Department of Health and Social Care.…

Half of EU clinical trials not complying with guidelines, study finds

Half of all clinical trials on the EU Clinical Trial’s Register do not comply with the European Commission’s requirement that all trials post results to the registry within 12 months of completion.…

ABPI backs community pharmacy’s absence from Brexit stockpiling

The head of the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry has backed a decision not to involve community pharmacy in Brexit stockpiling of drugs.…

Royal College of Nursing calls for second Brexit referendum

The Royal College of Nursing has written to political party leaders asking them to support a referendum on the final Brexit deal.…

Don’t stockpile drugs for Brexit, government tells community pharmacists

Community pharmacists have been told by Matt Hancock, the health and social care secretary, not to stockpile medicines in the event of a no-deal Brexit.…

UK will take unilateral action to protect medicines supply in case of no-deal Brexit

The UK government is proposing to take unilateral action in the event of a ‘no-deal’ Brexit in order to protect the medicines supply chain, Dominic Raab, secretary of state for exiting the EU, revealed on 23 August 2018.…