The new medicines information system of the Federal Office for Safety in Health Care (BASG) went live on 10 February 2026. The previous information from the "Medicinal product index", the "Shortages index", the"Export ban index", the "BASG announcements" and the "BASG votes" will be merged into a compact medicines information portal at medikamente.basg.gv.at.

In accordance with Article 152 of Regulation (EU) 2019/6, all marketing authorisations for veterinary medicinal products (VMPs) granted under Directive 2001/82/EC, as amended, must be updated to align their product information with QRD template version 9.These updates must be completed at the latest by 29 January 2027, after which all products placed on the market must have product information compliant with QRD v9.

This issue of RMS NEWS again contains current and relevant news for our applicants for marketing authorisations with Austria as RMS.

This issue of RMS NEWS again contains current and relevant news for our applicants for marketing authorisations with Austria as RMS.

Marketing authorisation holders who are required to stockpile a medicinal product for human use will be informed by the BASG by e-mail about the start of the stockpiling demand notification(s).