Amendment Policy Rules on Administrative Fines
The new Policy Rules on Administrative Fines have been published in the Government Gazette (Staatscourant) and take effect from 1 January 2024.
read moreAdvertising by internet pharmacies – II
In 2017 and 2018, various fines were imposed by the Minister of Medical Care on the operator of this website (“Dokteronline”), located in Curaçao, for (1) offering without a license so-called UR and UA medicines and advertising such medicines, as well as (2) selling medicines online to Dutch consumers, while it does not have the mandatory EU logo for the online sale of medicines.
read moreInternet Pharmacy Advertising
Although E-health is a major spearhead in healthcare, there are also forms of digital care that are under scrutiny and have meanwhile been found impermissible by the court.
read moreReview of Dutch Medicines Act and Policy Rules on Administrative Fine
In our newsletter of April 2017, the Bill for review of the Dutch Medicines Act (DMA) by reason of technical improvements and increase of the fine maximum was already discussed. The final Act was published on 15 November 2018 and entered into force on 1 January 2019.
read morePharmacists Exemption in Dutch Patent Act
On 1 February 2019, the so-called pharmacist exemption in the Dutch Patent Act 1995 (DPA) has become effective.
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