A new organization, the Irish Medicines Verification Organization (IMVO), has been launched in Ireland. IMVO includes manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors and pharmacists who work to protect patients from falsified medicines. IMVO will ensure, amongst others, the introduction, as required under new EU legislation, of a new special barcode on all medicine packs which will allow a pharmacist to check that a medicine is legitimate. To date, there have been no reports of falsified medicines being distributed through legitimate channels in Ireland, however, officials say that they aim to remain vigilant. More than 650,000 dosage units of falsified and other illegal medicines bought over the internet were detained coming into Ireland in 2016.
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