{"id":4670,"date":"2023-10-25T17:07:58","date_gmt":"2023-10-25T15:07:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bemvo.be\/?page_id=4670"},"modified":"2024-07-24T14:50:26","modified_gmt":"2024-07-24T12:50:26","slug":"falsified-medicines-directive-eng","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bemvo.be\/index.php\/home-eng\/falsified-medicines-directive-eng\/","title":{"rendered":"FALSIFIED MEDICINES DIRECTIVE eng"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4670\" class=\"elementor elementor-4670\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe3a22d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fe3a22d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-383c9a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"383c9a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2240\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bemvo.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/banners-website.jpg?fit=2240%2C750&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7409\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bemvo.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/banners-website.jpg?w=2240&amp;ssl=1 2240w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bemvo.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/banners-website.jpg?resize=300%2C100&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bemvo.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/banners-website.jpg?resize=1024%2C343&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bemvo.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/banners-website.jpg?resize=768%2C257&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bemvo.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/banners-website.jpg?resize=1536%2C514&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bemvo.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/banners-website.jpg?resize=2048%2C686&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bemvo.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/banners-website.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c6b4ecd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c6b4ecd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-feaf5e5\" data-id=\"feaf5e5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5d78bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f5d78bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In line with 28 other European countries, Belgium started implementing the Falsified Medicines Directive (FMD) on 9 February 2019.<\/p><p>This European Directive provides additional security for all (prescription and reimbursable) medicine packagings to ensure their <strong>authenticity<\/strong>, <strong>safety<\/strong> and <strong>quality<\/strong>.<\/p><p>To this end, databases are operational at both European and Belgian level, on which a unique code is loaded and verified for each medicine packaging. This new code is activated on the database by the medicine manufacturers via a secure network.<\/p><p>Upon delivery to the patient in a pharmacy or hospital, this unique code on the medicine packaging is scanned, compared with the code in the database and, if identical, deactivated.<\/p><p>Thus, the authenticity of each medicine can be guaranteed upon delivery.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f8f1de4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f8f1de4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bca3791\" data-id=\"bca3791\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86dc496 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"86dc496\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;vimeo&quot;,&quot;show_image_overlay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;image_overlay&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/bemvo.be\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/07\\\/overlay-afbeelding-fmd-video.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:7419,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;FMD video&quot;,&quot;source&quot;:&quot;library&quot;}}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<iframe class=\"elementor-video-iframe\" allowfullscreen allow=\"clipboard-write\" title=\"vimeo Videospeler\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/418821809?color&amp;autopause=0&amp;loop=0&amp;muted=0&amp;title=1&amp;portrait=1&amp;byline=1#t=\"><\/iframe>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bemvo.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/overlay-afbeelding-fmd-video.jpg?fit=1648%2C751&amp;ssl=1);\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed-play\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Video afspelen over FMD video\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-play\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-27302fb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"27302fb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2547b17\" data-id=\"2547b17\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f69ea1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3f69ea1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3178415 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3178415\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0314121\" data-id=\"0314121\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4280ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d4280ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">THE EUROPEAN MEDICINES VERIFICATION SYSTEM (EMVS)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8cbd251 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8cbd251\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-95a5c0b\" data-id=\"95a5c0b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-540d7b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"540d7b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Below is a schematic representation of how the EMVS System works<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c678877 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c678877\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-05412dd\" data-id=\"05412dd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4dafe93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4dafe93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7c83812 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7c83812\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7cf425a\" data-id=\"7cf425a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ee121b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8ee121b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"763\" height=\"464\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bemvo.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Point-of-dispense-medicines-verification.jpg?fit=763%2C464&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-477\" alt=\"EUROPEAN MEDICINES VERIFICATION SYSTEM\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bemvo.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Point-of-dispense-medicines-verification.jpg?w=763&amp;ssl=1 763w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bemvo.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Point-of-dispense-medicines-verification.jpg?resize=300%2C182&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bemvo.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Point-of-dispense-medicines-verification.jpg?resize=720%2C438&amp;ssl=1 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 763px) 100vw, 763px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7c7ab8e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7c7ab8e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eefca6b\" data-id=\"eefca6b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95a2699 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"95a2699\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e4a1f4d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e4a1f4d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bbc5275\" data-id=\"bbc5275\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0736b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b0736b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">MEDICINES VERIFICATION SYSTEM - BASIC PRINCIPLES\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-faf2557 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"faf2557\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-05d6949\" data-id=\"05d6949\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ee97f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7ee97f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-755d037 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"755d037\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-50e4a3c\" data-id=\"50e4a3c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4ff5c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e4ff5c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bemvo.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/basisprincipes-nvms-1-2.png?fit=120%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"basisprincipes nvms 1\" alt=\"basisprincipes nvms 1\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8c13ebb\" data-id=\"8c13ebb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-613b196 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"613b196\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The drug manufacturer or parallel importer applies a unique code in a 2D matrix code to each drug package released to the pharmaceutical supply chain (together with an anti-tampering device or ATD anti-tampering device)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-752e173 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"752e173\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a3daeae\" data-id=\"a3daeae\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9626075 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9626075\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The unique codes (product code + serial number of the drug package) are stored (along with the batch ID and expiry date) in a central database.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-951568a\" data-id=\"951568a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abe4b02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"abe4b02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" 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class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-239b0f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"239b0f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7a89dbc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7a89dbc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3325ea0\" data-id=\"3325ea0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f243d4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f243d4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bemvo.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/basisprincipes-mnvs-afbeelding-3.png?fit=120%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"basisprincipes mnvs \u2013 afbeelding 3\" alt=\"nmvs\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d3a3b1a\" data-id=\"d3a3b1a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6435467 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6435467\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The medicine package is delivered to the patient. The pharmacist scans the 2D matrix code printed on the drug pack. The scanned data is transmitted to the central database.<\/p><p>Wholesalers only need to verify the authenticity of the medicine packaging in specific situations, based on risk.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-be68c68 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"be68c68\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-854f6cb\" data-id=\"854f6cb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3e4f68 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c3e4f68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The central database checks whether the unique code exists, whether it is still &#8220;active&#8221; (not deactivated) and\/or whether the additional information (batch ID and expiry date) matches the information transmitted.<\/p><p>The central database sends the result of the verification back to the pharmacist and reports whether the drug pack can be dispensed or whether it may be a counterfeit.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-819d1f3\" data-id=\"819d1f3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9077743 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9077743\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bemvo.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/basisprincipes-mnvs-afbeelding-4.png?fit=120%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"basisprincipes mnvs \u2013 afbeelding 4\" alt=\"nmvs\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7e4ff38 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7e4ff38\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c3947e8\" data-id=\"c3947e8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5d995c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e5d995c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In each <strong>European<\/strong> country, there is a national repository (NMVS &#8211; National Medicines Verification System) for the end users of the system (wholesalers, pharmacies, etc.).<\/p><p>The different systems are connected through a European hub.<\/p><ul><li><p>Manufacturers and parallel importers upload the FMD data via the EU-Hub to the national systems.<\/p><\/li><li><p>End-users connect to their country&#8217;s national system.<\/p><\/li><li><p>The link between the different national systems via the EU-Hub also enables the monitoring of medicines imported from another country.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4db2eb2a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4db2eb2a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d523c49\" data-id=\"d523c49\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7d78b37 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7d78b37\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1df81b6\" data-id=\"1df81b6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f91c2a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6f91c2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bemvo.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/european-hub.png?fit=768%2C577&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-519\" alt=\"European Hub\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bemvo.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/european-hub.png?w=971&amp;ssl=1 971w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bemvo.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/european-hub.png?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bemvo.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/european-hub.png?resize=768%2C577&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bemvo.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/european-hub.png?resize=720%2C541&amp;ssl=1 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0ca19d0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0ca19d0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1548d8c\" data-id=\"1548d8c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7714cde elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7714cde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The EU Hub is managed by the EMVO (<a href=\"https:\/\/emvo-medicines.eu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">European Medicines Verification Organisation<\/a>).<\/p><p>EMVO is a Belgian not-for-profit organisation representing stakeholders who want to safeguard the legal supply chain from falsified medicines.<\/p><p>The founding members of EMVO are:<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.efpia.eu\/\">EFPIA\u00a0<\/a>(The European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations),<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.medicinesforeurope.com\/\">Medicines for Europe<\/a>\u00a0(The European Generic and Biosimilar Medicines Association),<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pgeu.eu\/en\/\">PGEU\u00a0<\/a>(The Pharmaceutical Group of the European Union),<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.girp.eu\/\">GIRP<\/a>\u00a0(The European Healthcare Distribution Association)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/affordablemedicines.eu\/\">AFFORDABLE MEDICINES EUROPE\u00a0<\/a>(The European Association of Euro-Pharmaceutical Companies)<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-61151fe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"61151fe\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-26fdd3b\" data-id=\"26fdd3b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5557201 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5557201\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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This European Directive provides additional security for all (prescription and reimbursable) medicine packagings to ensure their authenticity, safety and quality. 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