The Falsified Medicines Directive: improving the safety of EU medicines

27 February 2014

European citizens are entitled to medicines that are safe, of high quality and effective. Falsified medicines may contain ingredients of low quality or in the wrong dosage and therefore pose a major health threat to EU citizens.
The Falsified Medicines Directive makes medicines safer by requiring all medicines to have a pack-specific number and an anti-tampering device. The active ingredients of medicines are to be manufactured according to appropriate quality standards. Legitimate online pharmacies will be identified by the same logo across the EU. This directive marks a breakthrough for the safety and quality of medicines circulating in the EU (Health-EU Newsletter, 13 February 2014).
Click here for the full article on the Falsified Medicines Directive.

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