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”I'm a manufacturer of a product and my distribution partner is listed as the supplier. Why can’t I change the data of my product without approval of the listed supplier? | Agreements between manufacturer and supplier can be very complex. It is impossible for the IFA“ ... more

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”Does the trial period's pack layout differ from the later layout? | Medicinal products participating in the trial period affix PZN and Code 39 and a Data Matrix Code. Prior to 09.02.2019, the Delegated Regulation does not apply which is why it is at the pharmaceutical“ ... more

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”Do I need to pay extra attention to prices of clinic packs? | Clinic packs are dispensed to hospital pharmacies or pharmacies supplying to hospitals exclusively. Thus notifying the KHAEP for medicinal products with the product type Klinikpackung suffices. For clinic packs“ ... more

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”What is a solitäres Fertigarzneimittel? | The attribute solitäres Fertigarzneimittel (solitary proprietary medicinal product) is used to notify packs of medicinal products that are excempt from the manufacturer's discount according to § 130a paragraph 3b SGB V“ ... more

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”What is ACS PharmaProtect GmbH? | ACS PharmaProtect GmbH has been made system operator by securPharm e. V. in the context of implementing the FMD. It is responsible for the contractual and technical connection of pharmaceutical entrepreneurs concerned in the German“ ... more

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”Calendar for delivery or retrieval of the IFA Information Services In accordance with the updating of the IFA database on the 1st and 15th of each month the IFA information services are provided 5 working days before the effective date update or publication date “ ... more

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”What is securPharm e. V.? | securPharm e. V., a non-profit-orientated organisation, as so-called National Medicines Verification Organisation, NMVO is responsible for the setup of the system to validate medicinal products in Germany. Pharmaceutical entrepreneurs must join“ ... more

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”Do I need to notify the WEEE-Reg.-Nr. DE number to IFA GmbH? | Yes, please notify stiftung ear’s number (WEEE-Reg.-Nr. DE) in the following cases, so that it can be published in IFA's Database: You are supplier of a product whose producer underlies the mandatory“ ... more

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”What is the difference between a GTIN and an NTIN? | The NTIN is a specific type of GTIN where existing national numbers, such as for example the PZN, are encoded in a way to make it internationally unique. The difference lies in generating the GTIN. With the NTIN the“ ... more

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”What is EMVO? | European Medicines Verification Organisation - emvo's task within the scope of implementing the FMD is coordinating the verification on a European level. It hosts the European hub organising verification queries from European countries. Pharmaceutical“ ... more