02nd September 2019Announcement of extension to FMD ‘use and learn’ period in Ireland beyond SeptemberNew Falsified Medicines Directive (FMD) safety feature requirements came into effect on 9th February 2019. Since then the system in Ireland has been in a ‘use and learn’ phase to ensure the continuity of safe supply of medicines to patients while all parties gained a better understanding of the new systemREAD MORE
24th June 2019Announcement of new IMVO Head of ITIMVO is delighted to announce the appointment of Dermot Byrne as Head of IT with IMVO. With experience built up over 25 years in commercial industry, across a range of roles, Dermot has managed both the technology and commercial aspects of business change and service delivery across the Irish, UK and US marketsREAD MORE
08th May 2019Decision to extend ‘use and learn’ phaseNew FMD safety feature requirements came into effect on 9th February. During this time, the system in Ireland has been in ‘use and learn’ phase to ensure the continuity of safe supply of medicines to patients while all parties gained a better understanding of the new system. The national Safety Features Oversight Group comprisingREAD MORE
08th February 2019New medicines security features further protect supply chain for medicinesA new national and European system, giving patients further protection from the threat of counterfeit medicines comes into effect tomorrow (Saturday 9th February 2019). Throughout Europe, medicine packs will have enhanced tamper-proof measures and will now carry a barcode with a unique serial number so that each pack can be scannedREAD MORE
05th February 2019Announcement of national approach to safety features implementation – initial ‘use and learn’ phaseFollowing discussions at a national level between the Department of Health, the Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA), the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland (PSI), the HSE and Private Hospitals Association (PHA) stakeholder representatives and IMVO, it has been decided to adopt a pragmatic approach to the implementation of theREAD MORE
31st October 2018Online registration for pharmacies and hospitals now openIMVO is delighted to announce that online registration for pharmacies and hospitals is now open. This is an important milestone to assist pharmacies and hospitals in complying with new EU Falsified Medicines Directive (‘FMD’) requirements that come into effect on 9th February 2019. IMVO has contacted all community pharmaciesREAD MORE
20th June 2018First serialised pack decommissioned in IrelandWe are delighted to announce that the first serialised pack was decommissioned in Ireland in Moore’s Pharmacy in Crumlin, Dublin, on 20th June. We believe this may have been the first pack decommissioned in a community pharmacy anywhere in Europe using the ‘blueprint’ system modelREAD MORE
30th May 2018First serialised pack verified in IrelandWe are delighted to announce that the first serialised pack was verified in Ireland by PCO Manufacturing on 30th May, using their wholesaler connection to the Irish Medicines Verification System and the EasyFMD system supplied by Quick Pharm Solutions. Ireland was amongst the first five countries in Europe to start scanningREAD MORE
24th July 2017Minister for Health, Simon Harris, TD, launches IMVOA unique new not-for-profit organisation – the Irish Medicines Verification Organisation (IMVO) - has been established by the key players in the medicines supply chain in Ireland - pharmaceutical manufacturers, wholesalers, parallel distributors, and community pharmacists - as part of an EU-wide series of measures to tackleREAD MORE
28th March 2017EMVO – Training video about the On-boarding Partner PortalThe European Medicines Verification Organisation (EMVO) has released a new training video for pharmaceutical manufacturers and marketing authorisation holders to provide guidance on how to onboard to the EU Hub through the On-Boarding Partner Portal. This video and other information is available on the EMVO websiteREAD MORE
