One in three lawyers says their work has a negative effect on their mental health and the index that measures the mental health of lawyers suggests that assistance from health professionals...

One in three lawyers says their work has a negative effect on their mental health and the index that measures the mental health of lawyers suggests that assistance from health professionals is recommended.

Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/502 amends Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of 5 April 2017 ("MDR") on medical devices, while Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/503 amends Regulation...

Decree-Law 138/2023 of 29 December entered into force on 30 December and this new law has created the local dispensing system for medicines and other health products....

Ministerial Order 97/2023 was published on 31 March and it introduces the fifth amendment to Ministerial Order 224/2015 of 27 July.

Concerns have been raised over recent months by various industry stakeholders who argue that the demanding challenges posed by the MDR's implementation...

Two significant new EU Regulations came into force on 28 January 2022. The first is Regulation (EU) 2019/4 of the Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the manufacture...

Medicines without a national MA must be stored in the warehouses of raw materials for the production of parenteral bags of the MA holders in a segregated, controlled, and restricted-access area.

The Portuguese Parliament has recently amended Law 46/2006, of 28 August, as well as the Legal Regime of the Insurance Contract...

The Portuguese Data Protection Authority (CNPD) has recently issued guidelines on the rules regarding remote control of employees on telework, and on the possibility of companies directly monitoring

With the entry into force of Ministerial Order 150/2016 of 26 May, community (retail) pharmacies became subject to the payment of fees for services provided by the Portuguese Health...

The judgment originated from an action brought by the German association Verband Sozialer Wettbewerb eV ("VSW") – an association whose mission includes promoting fair competition...

The legislation on pharmacies provides that any works to refurbish or extend their premises, with or without a temporary transfer of the premises, must be approved in advance by INFARMED...

On 13 March 2023, INFARMED published the Informative Circular 024/CD/100.20.200 of 10 March 2023, which addresses the European guidelines for devices manufactured...

Ministerial Order 264/2023 of 17 August was published to establish the operating model for the Autumn-Winter 2023-2024 Seasonal Vaccination Campaign against influenza and Covid-19 in community pharmacies.

Com o objetivo de melhorar a informação disponibilizada aos utentes no âmbito da dispensa de medicamentos, foram eliminadas as referências ao preços de venda ao público (PVP) das embalagens...

Given the growing demand and limited availability of these technologies, the exceptional regime seeks to guarantee fair access for patients with diabetes.

In June 2022, at one of the annual meetings of the Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs ("EPSCO") Council...

The National Commission of Pharmacy and Therapeutics (Comissão Nacional de Farmácia e Terapêutica – "CNFT") approved Guidance Note 19/March/2025 on the use of medicines under off-label conditions on 14 March 2025.