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Getting Started: EU FMD Guide to Pharma Serialization

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EU FMD compliance Infographic

If your company is part of the pharmaceutical supply chain in Europe, preparing for the EU Falsified Medicines Directive should now be a priority. The regulation presents considerable challenges and responsibilities—serialization, government reporting, verification—so understanding the requirements and knowing how to prepare for the February 2019 deadline is a must. 

Our latest infographic can get you started on the road to EU FMD compliance. It covers the regulations' essential facts, including which nations are affected—and which have a compliance grace period—what each supply chain company must do to comply, and other vital details about:

  • Which products can be grandfathered. 
  • The 2D DataMatrix code format. 
  • The specific data that must be uploaded and maintained. 

 

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