Results of the sampling and testing programme for the year 2012

This report concerns the 2012 sampling and testing programme coordinated by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) in accordance with Regulation (EC) 726/2004, art. 57(r). A total of 41 products were sampled and tested, which required the cooperation of 35 inspectorates (for the sampling) and of 34 official laboratories (for the testing).

Some checks on the printed packaging materials of the samples taken were also carried out. The purpose of these checks is to verify the compliance of the main information of the label and of the package leaflet (PL), with the authorised texts.