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OPTEL's medicines verification and decommissioning software is now available to purchase online for pharmacies to comply with the EU’s anti-counterfeit legislation.
12/02/2019
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Despite reports of system crashes and missing barcodes, the first weekend of the EU’s medicines scanning law landed like a “damp squib”, pharmacists have told C+D.
Pharmacies have been told to keep dispensing medicines despite expectations of “many” false alerts, ahead of the EU scanning law coming into force tomorrow.
Saturday’s deadline to comply with the EU’s medicines scanning law should not be viewed as a “cliff edge”, the regulator has reassured pharmacies.
Despite the looming deadline for compliance with the EU's medicines scanning law, The Contractor is still unprepared – and unconvinced of its benefits
There are “considerable logistical and staff issues” to address before all Rowlands pharmacies start decommissioning under the EU’s medicines scanning law, the multiple has said.
The "majority" of Boots branches and some Lloydspharmacies will not be compliant with the EU’s medicines scanning law when it comes into force next week.
The GPhC will be responsible for ensuring community pharmacies are compliant with the EU’s scanning law as part of its inspection process, the regulator has confirmed.
Two thirds of contractors were unprepared for the EU’s scanning law at the end of 2018, while the MHRA has since confirmed a no-deal Brexit would kill the directive.
C+D’s editor highlights some of the biggest issues hanging over the sector this year