Notify the pharmacy or veterinary in-house pharmacy to participate in the narcotics trade

You can notify the Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (BfArM) online or in writing of your participation in the narcotics trade, changes or withdrawal.

Report participation, changes or withdrawal online:

• Go to the website of the federal portal and call up the online application.
  • If you are submitting the application as a private individual, you will need an electronic ID document (e.g. the online function of your ID card) and a BundID account.
• The online application will guide you step by step through the required information.
• Upload the required documents as a file and send the application. The file must not be larger than 10 megabytes. The following file formats are accepted:
  • PDF
  • PNG
  • JPEG
• The BfArM will check your information and documents.
  • If documents are incomplete, you will be asked to submit missing documents by e-mail. Incomplete procedures cannot be processed.
• If all documents have been submitted, the BfArM will send you your narcotics number or a confirmation of your change by post.
• You will also receive a notification of costs by post.
• You pay the fees.

Report participation and changes in writing:

• Go to the BfArM website and fill out the form "Notification for individual pharmacies, compounding pharmacies, hospital pharmacies, veterinary in-house pharmacies".
  • To report a closure and a waiver of participation in narcotics traffic, use the form "Waiver of participation in narcotics traffic".
• Print out the form or save it.
• Sign the form and send it to the BfArM by post or e-mail.
• The BfArM will check your details.
  • If any documents are incomplete, you will be asked by e-mail to submit all missing documents. Incomplete applications cannot be processed.
• Once all documents have been submitted, the BfArM will send you your narcotics number or a confirmation of your change by post.
• You will also receive a notification of costs by post.
• You pay the fees.

For pharmacists:

• You run or manage a pharmacy.

For veterinarians:

• You own a veterinary in-house pharmacy.
• You have a valid operating license.
• You have a valid veterinary in-house pharmacy certificate.

If you wish to register individual, group and hospital pharmacies, waive participation in narcotics traffic or report changes:

• Copy of the new operating license or
• written confirmation from the competent state authority that the previous operating license is still valid
• if available: already assigned narcotics number
• if the name of the person operating the pharmacy or the person in charge of the hospital pharmacy changes: copy of the name change or marriage certificate, if applicable

If you wish to register veterinary in-house pharmacies, notify us that you no longer wish to participate in the narcotics trade or notify us of changes:

• Copy of the new veterinary practice dispensary certificate or
• written confirmation from the competent state authority that the previous veterinary in-house dispensary certificate is still valid
• if available: already assigned narcotics number
• if the name of the person operating the veterinary practice dispensary changes: copy of the name change or marriage certificate, if applicable

You can submit the (new) operating license or the (new) veterinary in-house pharmacy certificate or a written confirmation from the competent state authority that they are still valid without delay. You must submit any changes immediately.

• § 4 Absatz 3 Betäubungsmittelgesetz (BtMG)

• Contradiction
  • Detailed information on how to lodge an objection can be found in the notification.

You can take legal action or lodge an objection against charges and fees incurred. The deadline for paying these fees is not postponed.

09.04.2025