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 Regulatory Agencies Austria Federal Ministry of Health, Labour and Social Affairs http://www.bmsg.gv.at Australia Thereapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) http://www.tga.gov.au/ The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) is a unit of the Federal Department of Health and Ageing. The TGA carries out a range of assessment and monitoring activities to ensure therapeutic goods available in Australia are of an acceptable standard. At the same time the TGA aims to ensure that the Australian community has access, within a reasonable time, to therapeutic advances. Belgium Directorate General Public Health Protection http://www.afigp.fgov.be The DG Public Health Protection: Medicinal Products has as main duty to ensure that patients have high-quality, efficient and safe medicines and related products at their disposal and that they use them safely and effectively. This webpage is available in French, Dutsch, German and English from the above link. Canada Therapeutic Products Directorate http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca Therapeutic Products Directorate (TPD) is responsible for evaluating and monitoring the safety, effectiveness and quality of pharmaceutical drugs and other therapeutic products available to Canadians. Denmark Laegemiddel Styrelsen - Danish Medicines Agency http://www.laegemiddelstyrelsen.dk http://www.dkma.dk (English language version) The Danish Medicines Agency is an agency under the Ministry of the Interior and Health. Its main objective is to ensure that medicinal products that are used in Denmark are of satisfactory quality, are safe to use and have the desired effect. European Union http://heads.medagencies.org/ This is the common Website for the medicines authorities in the European Union. The window serves as a connection point to the authorities' own websites. In this window the Heads of Agencies mission statement is published as well as press releases from the Mutual Recognition Facilitation group. http://www.ema.europa.eu/ European Medicines Evalutation Agency European Commission “DG Enterprise & Industry” http://ec.europa.eu Information on, for example, regulatory frameworks and marketing authorisation for pharmaceuticals and biotechnology, competitiveness in pharmaceuticals and cosmetics. Finland Laakelaitos Lakemedelsverket - National Agency for Medicines http://www.nam.fi (English language version) The function of the National Agency for Medicines is to improve the safety of medicines, medical devices and blood products. France Agence Francaise des Securite Sanitaire des Produits de Sante http://www.afssaps.fr L’Agence française de sécurité sanitaire des produits de santé s'est substituée à l'Agence du médicament depuis mars 1999. Elle a pour mission essentielle de garantir l’indépendance et la rigueur scientifique de l’évaluation et des contrôles relatifs à l'ensemble des produits de santé. Germany Bundesinstitut fur Arzeneimittel und Medizinprodukte (BfArM) - Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices http://www.bfarm.de The BfArM aims to prevent health risks by continuous improvement in the safety of medicinal products and by risk monitoring of medical devices as well as by controlling the traffic with narcotic drugs and precursors. Greece National Organisation for Medicines http://eof1.eof.gr (English language version) The National Organisation for Medicines mission is to ensure public health and safety with regard to the medicinal products for human and veterinary use, medicated animal foods and food additives, foodstuffs intended for particular nutritional uses and food supplements, biocides, medical devices and cosmetics India Government of India, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare http://mohfw.nic.in Ireland Irish Medicines Board (IMB) http://www.imb.ie The fundamental role of the IMB is to protect and enhance public and animal health through the regulation of human and veterinary medical products. Among its many activities, the IMB regulates clinical trials, as well as monitoring and inspecting products on the market to ensure their safety and efficacy. Iceland Icelandic Medicines Control Agency (ICMA) www.lyfjastofnun.is Most of the information on the new IMCA webpage is in Icelandic. The Agency has only finished some of the English pages, but in the next few months will be completing an English language version. Italy Ministero della Salute - Ministry of Health http://www.ministerosalute.it strong>Japan Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare http://www1.mhlw.go.jp (English language version) Korea Korean Food and Drug Administration http://www.kfda.go.kr (English language version available) Luxembourg Division de la Farmacie et des Medicament http://www.etat.lu Netherlands College ter Beoordelingvan Geneesmiddelen (CBG) - Medicines Evaluation Board http://www.cbg-meb.nl http://www.cbg-meb.nl (English language version) The Medicines Evaluation Board (MEB) wants to make an active contribution towards the effective and safe use of medicines in the Netherlands. To this end, medicinal products are evaluated before being issued a marketing authorisation. Once products are on the market, the MEB ensures that the package leaflets and product information remain up-to-date on the basis of increasing knowledge of and experience with the medicinal products. New Zealand New Zealand Ministry of Health http://www.moh.govt.nz Norway Statens Legemiddleverk - Norwegian Medicines Agency. http://www.legemiddelverket.no Portugal Instituto Nacional da Farmacia e do Medicamento (InFarMed) - National Pharmacy and Medicines Institute http://www.infarmed.pt http://www.infarmed.pt (English language version) The National Pharmacy and Medicines Institute is a Portuguese government agency accountable to the Health Ministry. The objective is to assess, regulate and monitor all activities relating to both human and veterinary medicines and health products with a view to protect Public Health. Spain Agencia Española del Medicamento - Spanish Medicines Agency http://www.agemed.es http://www.agemed.es (English language version) Sweden Lakemedelsverket - Medical Products Agency http://www.lakemedelsverket.se (English language version) The Medical Products Agency is the Swedish national authority responsible for regulation and surveillance of the development, manufacturing and sale of drugs and other medicinal products. Switzerland Swiss Agency for therapeutic products (Swissmedic) http://www.swissmedic.ch The Swiss Agency for Therapeutic Products, ensures that only high-quality, safe and effective medicines and medical devices are placed on the market in Switzerland. This webpage is available in French, German, Italian and English from the above link. United Kingdom Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) http://www.mhra.gov.uk The Executive Agency of the UK Department of Health protecting and promoting public health and patient safety by ensuring that medicines, healthcare products and medical equipment meet appropriate standards of safety, quality, performance and effectiveness, and are used safely. United States http;//www.fda.gov Food & Drug Administration Home Page http://www.fda.gov Centre for Drug Evaluation and Research  |
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