News and Events

  • 31st October 2018 Online registration for pharmacies and hospitals now open IMVO 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 pharmacies... READ MORE
  • 20th June 2018 First serialised pack decommissioned in Ireland We 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 model... READ MORE
  • 30th May 2018 First serialised pack verified in Ireland We 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 scanning... READ MORE
  • 24th July 2017 Minister for Health, Simon Harris, TD, launches IMVO A 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 tackle... READ MORE
  • 28th March 2017 EMVO Training video about the On-boarding Partner Portal The 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 website... READ MORE