You can report the prescription of substitution substances in writing or online. To use the online service of the Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (BfArM), you must apply for access data in advance. You can do this either online or informally by post.
Apply for access data online:
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Go to the website of the federal portal and open the online application. This will guide you step by step through the necessary information.
- You will need an electronic ID document such as the online function of your ID card and a BundID account.
- Submit the application.
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The BfArM will check your details.
- The BfArM will notify you if you need to submit additional information or documents.
- The BfArM will send you the access data and a PIN by post, whereby the access data and PIN will be sent in 2 separate letters.
Request access data by post:
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Compose an informal letter with the following details:
- Your full name,
- your date of birth,
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Your full business address
- Address of the facility where you carry out the substitution treatment,
- Your work telephone number,
- your narcotics number (BtM number).
- Sign the informal application and send it by post to the Federal Opium Agency of the BfArM.
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The BfArM will check your details.
- The BfArM will notify you if you need to submit additional information or documents.
- The BfArM will send you the access data and a PIN in 2 separate letters by post.
If you have lost your access data or suspect unauthorized access, you can request new access data from the BfArM.
Report the prescription of a substitution product online:
- Call up the BfArM form server.
- Log in with your personal access data and PIN.
- Enter all the required information in the data fields provided.
- Check the data you have entered.
- Send the notification of prescribed substitution substances.
Report the prescription of a substitution substance in writing:
- Complete the "Notification to the substitution register" form in full.
- Send the form to the BfArM.
