Communication professionals of medicines agencies discuss introduction of common logo for internet pharmacies in EU starting from 1 July 2015

Communication professionals of medicines agencies discuss introduction of common logo for internet pharmacies in EU starting from 1 July 2015

On 11-12 June, the meeting of the Heads of Medicines Agencies (HMA) Working Group of Communication Professionals (WGCP) took place in Jūrmala. One of the most important issues on the agenda was the introduction of a common logo for all pharmacies that allow residents to purchase medicines online starting from 1 July 2015.

The introduction of a common logo is laid down by the Directive of the European Parliament and of the EU Council relating to medicinal products for human use, as regards the prevention of the entry into the legal supply chain of falsified medicinal products, and the Commission Implementing Regulation on the design of the common logo to identify persons offering medicinal products for sale at a distance to the public and the technical, electronic and cryptographic requirements for verification of its authenticity.