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Falsified Medicines Directive (FMD)

The EU Falsified Medicines Directive (FMD) legislation aims to create a system that ensures medicines supplied in the UK are safe. It ensures the trade in medicines is controlled to reduce the risk of fake medicines entering the medicines supply chain and reaching patients.

Delegated Regulation to the FMD came into force on 9 February 2019. Including new security features on individual packs and a new electronic scanning authentication process to be undertaken at the point of dispensing.

This pharmacy guide provides practical guidance on FMD.

Sections on this page

Updates
Security features required on medicinal pack
Scanning authentication process
What does FMD apply to?
How will FMD affect me?
Who's responsible for fmd?
Penalty for not complying with FMD
Brexit no-deal
Practical FMD guidance for pharmacists & potential scenarios you may face in practice
Professional decision-making guidance for fmd alerts and dispensing
FMD requirements by sector — further guidance, resources & faqs
Further reading

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