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Actions that parallel exporters to the EEA and intellectual property rights holders need to take.
How to get a parallel import licence for your medicine in the UK, including pharmacovigilance requirements and submitting your application.
Information for wholesale dealer licence holders about the medicines put on the UK market for UK patients that they cannot export or hoard.
Parallel import licences granted in 2024
The process to convert Parallel Distribution Notices (PDNs) into Parallel Import Licences (PILs)
Guidance for the pharmaceutical industry on how to apply for an authorisation to place a veterinary medicine on the UK market or part of, or to expire one.
Parallel import (PLPI) licences granted since January 2014.
This guidance explains the Counter Proliferation Programme objectives for financial year 2025 to 2026 and how to apply through the project bidding process.
Information on sourcing medicines that can be supplied by wholesale distributor authorisation (WDA) holders based in the UK.
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