Guidance Documents Operational Phase

The following guidance documents should be followed when processing alert messages:

Guidance on Potential / Confirmed Incidents of Falsification within the context of Dispensing or Verifying Medicinal Products in Austria

Version 4.0 of the guidance was created in accordance with the Federal Office for Safety in Health Care and released by the AMVO member organisations on December 9th 2025. The guidance is applicable from February 9th 2026.

The guidance including all its appendixes can be downloaded here:

Guidance on how to Use the Alert Management System

Version 2.0 of the guidance was created in accordance with the Federal Office for Safety in Health Care and released by the AMVO member organisations on December 9th 2025. The guidance is applicable from February 9th 2026.

The guidance can be downloaded here:

Guidance on how to Proceed in the Event of (Suspected) Process Errors within the context of Dispensing or Verifying Medicinal Products in Austria

Version 1.0 of the guidance was created in accordance with the Federal Office for Safety in Health Care and released by the AMVO member organisations on June 2nd 2021. The guidance is applicable from February 9th 2026.

The guidance can be downloaded here:

Instruction on the Complaints Procedure in Connection with Process Errors

Version 2.0 of the instruction on the complaints procedure was agreed between the AMVO member organisations and released on December 9th 2025. The instruction is applicable from February 9th 2026.

The instruction can be downloaded here: