Today, Saturday, February 9, 2019, sees the launch of the European Union (EU) Falsified Medicines Directive (FMD), but the U.K. could be kicked out of the newly launched pharma tech security system if it fails to reach a Withdrawal Agreement with the EU, resulting in a no-deal Brexit. This should significantly reduce the number of counterfeit and falsified medicines in the European medical supply chain. The FMD system is expected to be problematic in the first few weeks of operation as not all medicines have been deemed fully compliant. "Not being part of the safest medicines system in the world, one that the UK has helped design and build – and which provides protection against fake medicines – makes no sense. Being part of a system that keeps them safe is the minimum that UK patients should expect.”

Source: Forbes February 09, 2019 09:22 UTC