This site, hse.ezFMD.com contains information specific to the use of ezFMD in the HSE, the Health Service Executive in Ireland. If your interest is in ezFMD in any other context, please visit our general site, www.ezFMD.com
Update Autumn / Winter 2024:
HPRA issued guidance on changes arising from the Windsor Framework and joint packs. [Link]
IMVO also issued related guidance on handling packs intended for the GB and Northern Irish markets. [Link]
Please ensure all PCs using ezFMD at your site are updated to version 1.7.1 or later soonest to minimise any issues arising from these changes. (Ideally, this was to have been done by the 11th December 2024.)
NOTE: You will require Windows Administrator rights on each PC being updated. In larger organisations, this is usually confined to your local IT Team, who should be contacted to complete this upgrade.
| Download the latest setup.exe (circa 187Mb) (Note: Certain browsers require the user to specifically approve or trust the download of an .exe file.) |
| Download the Upgrade Guide (circa 277Kb) (This PDF file will require a PDF reader and can be opened in most modern browsers. It can be viewed, saved or printed as required.) |
Aggregation is rolled out to practically all HSE-funded hospitals. An additional Aggregation User’s Guide is available for download – see this link.
“Aggregation is working out really well, it is cutting down on our time spent scanning enormously and it is very helpful.”
Tracey Burke, Senior Pharmacy Technician – Receipt of Goods, Beaumont Hospital – 24th Feb 2020
ezFMD is a software tool to quickly and easily perform the required steps to comply with the Falsified Medicines Directive 2011/62/EU (abbreviated to FMD). The information contained herein relates to the use of ezFMD in a hospital pharmacy, a hospital lab or a community setting where medicines need to be decommissioned.
It has been designed to be fast, simple and stand-alone software. This avoids the complications of integration and validation needed with any existing systems you may have in your organisation. ezFMD is supported on Windows 10 and Windows 11.