Registration and deregistration of medicinal products with the Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices
Source: BUS Rheinland-PfalzAs a pharmaceutical entrepreneur, you are obliged to register and deregister medicinal products with the Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (BfArM).
- Registration means the notification of the placing on the market of a medicinal product for which you have a marketing authorization. Placing on the market means making a product available for sale or use.
- Deregistration means the notification of the end of placing on the market.
The procedure is also known as the "sunset clause".
Even if you no longer produce a medicinal product, you must report this.
The marketing authorization loses its validity if
- a medicinal product is not placed on the market within 3 years of authorization or
- if a medicinal product is no longer on the market for 3 consecutive years, i.e. has been withdrawn from the market.