Guidance

Importing medicines from the EEA after Brexit

If you import human medicines from the EU, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein, you’ll need to review your wholesale dealer’s licence if there’s a no-deal Brexit.

From:
Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
Published
11 March 2019
Last updated
9 October 2019 — See all updates

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For current information see Good manufacturing practice and good distribution practice

Documents

Importing medicines on an approved country for import list in a no-deal Brexit

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Acting as a Responsible Person (import) after Brexit

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Details

In a no-deal Brexit existing wholesale dealers that source human medicines from an EEA State for use in the UK will need to review their existing wholesale dealer’s licence.

This guidance will apply from exit day in line with the Human Medicines Regulations (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019.

Updates to this page

Published 11 March 2019
Last updated 9 October 2019 + show all updates

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