How does the authentication process work?

Rather like a safety deposit box in a bank, pharmaceutical companies deposit data files relating to the unique codes contained on the drug packaging, similar to those currently transferred to the government authorities in Belgium, Greece and Italy. These files are transferred to Aegate before products are released into the market. When the product reaches the pharmacy, the product code is validated by the pharmacist through an on-line scanning process, integrated inside the pharmacy software.

On dispensing, the validation process carried out by Aegate takes less than a second. Any safety notices associated with the product are delivered to the pharmacists before dispensing. This assists pharmacists and pharmaceutical companies to ensure the best quality medicines advice is being provided to patients.