Medicines: permissions and operating records · France / Switzerland
Medicine shortage: stock and notification reconciliation
A shortage dossier identifies the medicine, presentation and operator role before linking stock and availability records. France and Switzerland have different notification scopes and authority routes; not every supply problem falls under one universal reporting duty. The tool reconciles supplied opening stock, movements and closing stock without predicting availability. Preserve unknown quantities and link notices, expected recovery and separately authorised responses to their actual references.
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What distinguishes an announced risk from the actual interruption recorded?
France: distinguish announced risk, observed interruption and local availability. Switzerland: preserve the same distinction; a positive warehouse balance does not establish availability across every supplier, pharmacy or distribution region.
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Which medicine and presentation are concerned?
France: identify medicine, strength, form and presentation before comparing movements. Switzerland: retain the equivalent product identity and common stock unit; different pack sizes cannot be added without a documented conversion.
ANSM MITM shortageOAMéd / AMBV / OAMed : 16OFAE notification bureau
Stock-movement and shortage-notice reconciliation
Synthetic example: fictional records. Stock-movement and shortage-notice reconciliation.
Synthetic example: fictional records · Stock-movement and shortage-notice reconciliation
- Jurisdiction
- France
- Product and presentation
- SYN-M1
- Common stock unit
- Declared stock units
- Supplied opening stock
- 100
- First movement day
- 2026-11-02
- Recorded closing stock
- 82
- Last movement day
- 2026-11-03
- Notification or notice reference
- SYN-N1
- Total entered movements
- -18.00
- Balance from supplied movements
- 82.00
- Arithmetic difference
- 0.00
| Day | Movement | Signed quantity | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-02 | Receipt | 12 | SYN-E1 |
| 2026-11-03 | Dispatch | -30 | SYN-E2 |
Opening stock before the first day, closing after the last. No availability forecast or exceptional permission.
What distinguishes an announced risk from the actual interruption recorded?
France: distinguish announced risk, observed interruption and local availability. Switzerland: preserve the same distinction; a positive warehouse balance does not establish availability across every supplier, pharmacy or distribution region.
ANSM MITM shortageOAMéd / AMBV / OAMed : 16OFAE notification bureau
Preparation reference: Stock-movement and shortage-notice reconciliation
| Preparation question | Point to verify |
|---|---|
| Which medicine and presentation are concerned? | France: identify medicine, strength, form and presentation before comparing movements. Switzerland: retain the equivalent product identity and common stock unit; different pack sizes cannot be added without a documented conversion. |
| What distinguishes an announced risk from the actual interruption recorded? | France: distinguish announced risk, observed interruption and local availability. Switzerland: preserve the same distinction; a positive warehouse balance does not establish availability across every supplier, pharmacy or distribution region. |
| Which operator role determines the notification route? | France: ANSM guidance identifies Trustmed reporting for relevant MITM holders or operators. Switzerland: identify the actual supplier and applicable reporting office; traceability obligations alone do not establish the shortage-notification duty. |
| What product list and reporting scope apply? | France: verify the product’s reporting category and applicable procedure rather than deriving a universal threshold. Switzerland: check the relevant notification list and operative conditions; an internal critical-product label does not prove legal coverage. |
ANSM MITM shortageOAMéd / AMBV / OAMed : 16OFAE notification bureau
Which operator role determines the notification route?
France: ANSM guidance identifies Trustmed reporting for relevant MITM holders or operators. Switzerland: identify the actual supplier and applicable reporting office; traceability obligations alone do not establish the shortage-notification duty.
ANSM MITM shortageOAMéd / AMBV / OAMed : 16OFAE notification bureau
Which official provision helps explain this situation?
A shortage dossier identifies the medicine, presentation and operator role before linking stock and availability records. France and Switzerland have different notification scopes and authority routes; not every supply problem falls under one universal reporting duty. The tool reconciles supplied opening stock, movements and closing stock without predicting availability. Preserve unknown quantities and link notices, expected recovery and separately authorised responses to their actual references.
What product list and reporting scope apply?
France: verify the product’s reporting category and applicable procedure rather than deriving a universal threshold. Switzerland: check the relevant notification list and operative conditions; an internal critical-product label does not prove legal coverage.
ANSM MITM shortageOAMéd / AMBV / OAMed : 16OFAE notification bureau
How do opening stock, movements and recorded closing stock reconcile?
France: the example computes 100 + 12 − 30 = 82 and compares the recorded closing balance. Switzerland: the same supplied-value arithmetic applies; missing or out-of-period movement dates leave the balance unknown, without forecasting availability.
ANSM MITM shortageOAMéd / AMBV / OAMed : 16OFAE notification bureau
Which dates describe expected interruption and recovery?
France: retain notice reference, interruption date and each revised recovery estimate. Switzerland: also distinguish expected resupply from observed recovery; an announced date is not proof that supply has resumed.
ANSM MITM shortageOAMéd / AMBV / OAMed : 16OFAE notification bureau
What mitigation or exceptional-presentation permission is documented separately?
France: keep exceptional import or foreign-presentation permission separate from the shortage notice. Switzerland: likewise document the specific permission and conditions; the existence of a shortage does not itself authorise an exceptional supply route.
ANSM MITM shortageOAMéd / AMBV / OAMed : 16OFAE notification bureau
Why is a supply shortage distinct from a safety recall?
France: shortage records concern supply while recalls concern a product measure. Switzerland: maintain that distinction; neither a stock discrepancy nor a notification automatically establishes a safety recall or permission to release affected products.
ANSM MITM shortageOAMéd / AMBV / OAMed : 16OFAE notification bureau
Which official references should you consult?
- ANSM MITM shortageansm.sante.fr
- OAMéd / AMBV / OAMed : 16www.fedlex.admin.ch
- OFAE notification bureauwww.bwl.admin.ch
Texts cited last checked: 3 November 2026
What other questions arise in this file?
What distinguishes an announced risk from the actual interruption recorded?
France: distinguish announced risk, observed interruption and local availability. Switzerland: preserve the same distinction; a positive warehouse balance does not establish availability across every supplier, pharmacy or distribution region.
ANSM MITM shortageOAMéd / AMBV / OAMed : 16OFAE notification bureau
What product list and reporting scope apply?
France: verify the product’s reporting category and applicable procedure rather than deriving a universal threshold. Switzerland: check the relevant notification list and operative conditions; an internal critical-product label does not prove legal coverage.
ANSM MITM shortageOAMéd / AMBV / OAMed : 16OFAE notification bureau
Which dates describe expected interruption and recovery?
France: retain notice reference, interruption date and each revised recovery estimate. Switzerland: also distinguish expected resupply from observed recovery; an announced date is not proof that supply has resumed.
ANSM MITM shortageOAMéd / AMBV / OAMed : 16OFAE notification bureau
Why is a supply shortage distinct from a safety recall?
France: shortage records concern supply while recalls concern a product measure. Switzerland: maintain that distinction; neither a stock discrepancy nor a notification automatically establishes a safety recall or permission to release affected products.
ANSM MITM shortageOAMéd / AMBV / OAMed : 16OFAE notification bureau