Safety of medicines is of vital importance for consumers and producers within the pharma industry. That is why the European Union has devised a plan to combat counterfeit medicines and fraud. This is laid down in the EU Directive 2011/62 on fraud-resistant packaging, also known as the Falsified Medicines Directive (FMD).
Obligations under the Falsified Medicines Directive (FMD)
The FMD obliges pharmacists, manufacturers and traders to affix, register and deregister a unique serial number on medicine packaging. The serial number is created in a central database to which the entire supply chain has access.
In addition, the directive makes it compulsory to apply and check a seal to packages of medicines. This is to establish proof of first opening, which will prevent manipulation.
The regulation applies to all prescription medicines.
Our white paper on labeling in the pharmaceutical industry
The key to preventing counterfeit medicines is precise coding and labeling. Guidelines have been drawn up for this as well, because pharmaceutical producers must be able to rely on machines that are suitable for applying the data matrix code and Tamper Evident seal.
Weber Marking Systems has many years of experience in labeling and coding for pharmaceutical manufacturers and their logistics chain. We have bundled these experiences in the white paper “Identification and Security in the Pharmaceutical Industry”.
We asked why exactly is labeling and coding crucial? What does it mean for pharmaceutical manufacturers? We have also looked at what the most popular safe labeling and coding solutions are. And we looked at the future of labeling and coding in the pharmaceutical industry.
WHITEPAPER
Labeling machines that meet the FMD requirements
Weber Marking Systems produces coding and labeling solutions for the primary, secondary and tertiary packaging of pharmaceuticals, which comply with the Falsified Medicines Directive.
There are standard solutions for the pharmaceutical industry, but for our customers it is often custom-made. First, we take stock of the requirements and then come up with possible solutions. Then we test and finally implement it. This way, we know for sure that it works and that it meets everyone’s expectations!
Curious about the possibilities? Please contact us or download the white paper.
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