What is the emc?
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      3. What is the emc?

      Where Does the Information Come From?

       

      All the information on emc website comes directly from pharmaceutical companies.

       

      Approximately 250 pharmaceutical companies have a paid subscription to the emc. Datapharm publishes their information on the emc website.

       

      This is the process for how the information is approved and added:

      1. The pharmaceutical company drafts a Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) and Patient Information Leaflet (PIL) / Package Leaflet (PL), using all the up to date information about their medicine.
      2. The UK or European medicines licensing agencies - the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) or the European Medicines Agency (EMA) - then check and approve the information.
      3. The pharmaceutical company publishes the approved SmPC and PIL on the emc website.