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European-Wide Agencies
European Medicines Agency (EMEA English, documentation in 11 languages)
Home page of EUDRA, the European Union Drug Regulatory Authorities. www.eudra.org/eudraportal
Medicines Authorities in the European Union (English)
This site serves as a connection point to the medicines authorities in the European Union. The Heads of Agencies mission statement is published as well as press releases from the Mutual Recognition Facilitation group (MRFG).
European National Agencies
Austria - Ministry of Labor, Health and Social Affairs (German)
Belgium - Ministry of Social Affairs, Public Health and Environment
Czech Republic - Ministry of Health (in Czech)
Czech Republic - State Institute for Drug Control (in English)
Denmark - Danish Medicines Agency (Danish)
Denmark - Ministry of Health
Estonia - State Agency of Medicines
Finland - Finnish Medicines Agency (Finnish/English)
France - France - L'Agence Francaise de Securite Sanitaire des Produits de Sante l'AFSSAPS)
France - Ministry of Health
Germany - BfArM - Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (German/English)
Germany - Ministry of Health
Greece - National Drug Organization
Hungary - National Institute of Pharmacy
Ireland - Irish Medicines Board (English)
Italy - Ministero della Sanità (Italian)
Latvia - State Agency of Medicines
Lithuania - State Medicines Control Agency
Luxembourg - Ministere de la Sante
Malta - Ministry of Health
Medicines Evaluation Board (Dutch and English)
Northern Ireland - Department of Health and Social Services
Poland - Drug Institute
Poland - Ministry of Health and Social Security
Portugal - Instituto Nacional da Farmacia e do Medicament (INFARMED) (Portuguese)
Slovak Republic - Ministry of Health
Slovak Republic - Slovak Health Care Institutions
Slovak Republic - State Institute for Drug Control
Spain - Ministerio de Sanidad y Consumo
Sweden - Medical Products Agency
Sweden - National Board of Health and Welfare
UK - Department of Health
UK - Medicines and Healthcare product Regulatory Agency (MHRA)
Non-European Community / Russia
Bulgaria - Ministry of Health (in Bulgarian)
Bulgarian Drug Agency (in English)
Iceland - Ministry of Health and Social Security
Norway - Ministry of Health
Romania - State Institute of Drug Control
Russia - Public Health Institute (English)
San Marino - Ministry of Health and Social Security
Switzerland - Federal Office of Public Health (German and French)
Switzerland - Swissmedic
Turkey Ministry of Health (Turkish)
North America
Canada - Health Canada Online (English and French)
Canada - Population and Public Health Branch (PPHB) (English and French)
Canada - Therapeutic Products Directorate (English)
United States - DDMAC Home Page
United States - FDA - CDER - Guidance Documents
United States - FDA - CDER Home Page
United States - National Archives and Records Administration - Code of Federal Regulations
United States - National Archives and Records Administration - Office of the Federal Register
United States - US Department of Health
United States - US Superintendant of Documents
Official publication for notices, rules and proposed rules from Federal Agencies, including the FDA
Australia / New Zealand
Australia - Australian Drug Evaluation Committee meetings
Has the minutes of ADEC (Australian Drug Evaluation Committee) meetings available for perusal - i.e. recommendations for approval of new drugs or changes to registration of existing drugs
Australia - Department of Health and Aged Care
Australia - Therapeutics Goods Administration (English)
New Zealand - Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority (MEDSAFE)
New Zealand - Ministry of Health
Asia and Asia Pacific
Brunei - Ministry of Health (English)
Cambodia - National Institute of Public Health (English)
Hong Kong - Department of Health (English and Chinese)
India - Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (English)
Indonesia - Department of Health
Japan - Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (English and Japanese)
Japan - National Institute of Health Sciences (English and Japanese)
Japan - National Institute of Public Health (Japanese and English)
Japan - Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Evaluation Centre (Japanese and English)
Malaysia - Department of Public Health
Malaysia - Institute for Medical Research
Malaysia - Ministry of Health
New Caledonia - Territorial Directorate of Health and Social Affairs
Papua New Guinea - Department of Health
People's Republic of China - Ministry of Health (Chinese)
Philippines - Council for Health Research and Development (English)
Philippines - Department of Health (English)
Republic of China (Taiwan) - Department of Health (Chinese and English)
Republic of China (Taiwan) - National Laboratories of Food and Drugs
Republic of Korea (South Korea) - Food and Drug Administration (Korean and English)
Republic of Korea (South Korea) - National Institute of Health (Korean and English)
Singapore - Ministry of Health (English)
Singapore - National Medical Research Council (English)
Sri Lanka - Ministry of Health, Nutrition and Welfare
Taiwan - Department of Health (Chinese and English)
Thailand - Ministry of Public Health (Thai and English)
Near and Middle East
Azerbaijan - Ministry of Public Health
Bahrain - Ministry of Health (English)
Egypt - Ministry of Health and Population
Israel - Ministry of Health (Hebrew and English)
Jordan - Ministry of Health
Lebanon - Ministry of Health
United Arab Emirates - Ministry of Health (English)
Africa
Botswana - Ministry of Health
Burkina Faso
Eritrea - Health in Eritrea
Kenya - Ministry of Health (English)
Mauritius - Institute of Health (French)
Mauritius - Ministry of Health and Quality of Life (English)
Morocco - Ministry of Health (French)
Namibia - Ministry of Health and Social Services
South Africa - Ministry of Health
Swaziland - Ministry of Health and Social Welfare
Tunisia - Ministry of Public Health
Uganda - Ministry of Health
Zimbabwe - Ministry of Health and Child Welfare
Central and South America / Caribbean
Argentina - Ministry of Health and Social Affairs
Argentina - National Administration of Drugs, Food and Medical Techology (Spanish)
Barbados - (Country Health Profile from WHO sources)
Bolivia - Ministry of Health and Socail Provision (Spanish)
Brazil - Ministry of Health (Portuguese)
Chile - Institute of Public Health (Spanish)
Chile - Ministry of Health (Spanish)
Columbia - National Institute for Food and Drug Vigilance (Spanish)
Costa Rica - Ministry of Health (Spanish)
Ecuador - (Country Health Profile from WHO sources)
El Salvador - Ministry of Public Health and Social Assistance (Spanish)
Guyana - Ministry of Health (English)
Honduras - Ministry of Public Health (Spanish)
Mexico - Secretary of Health (Spanish)
Nicaragua - Ministry of Health (Spanish)
Panama - Ministry of Health (Spanish)
Peru - Ministry of Health (Spanish)
Uruguay - Ministry of Public Health (Spanish)
European Health Organizations
EMEA
Enterprise DG
European Department for the Quality of Medicines
France - Adminet: Health and Welfare links
A confusing but somewhat useful set of Francophone health-related links.
The UK Offices of the European Commission
The UK Offices of the European Commission publish a wide range of informative, explanatory and descriptive materials in the form of booklets, guides and newsletters (see Catalogue of Free Publications).
United Kingdom - National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE)
World Health Organisation in Europe
Worldwide: non-Europe/US Organizations
European Department for the Quality of Medicines
Global Harmonisation Task Force and its study groups
International Conference on Harmonisation (ICH)
Pharmaceutical Manufacturers/Industry Associations
Europe - AESGP - The Association of the European Self-Medication Industry (English)
Europe - European Federation of Animal Health (FEDESA)
Europe - European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA) (English)
Europe - European Generic Medicines Association (EGA) (English)
Europe - Pharmaceutical Group of the European Union (English / French)
Europe - Standing Committee of European Doctors (English / French)
Finland - Pharma Industry Finland (English / Finnish)
France - SNIP (French pharmaceutical industrial association) (French)
Germany - Association of Research-Based Pharmaceutical Companies (German / English)
Germany - BPI - Association of the German Pharmaceutical Industry (German)
Greece - Hellenic Association of Pharmaceutical Companies (English / Greek)
India - Organisation of Pharmaceutical Producers of India (OPPI) (English)
International - IFPMA Homepage (English)
International - International Pharmaceutical Federation (English)
Japan - Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (English)
Netherlands - Research-georiënteerde Farmaceutische Industrie (Dutch)
New Zealand - Pharmaceutical Society of New Zealand (English)
Switzerland - Interpharma: Swiss Pharmaceutical Research Companies (German)
United Kingdom - Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (English)
United States - Advanced Medical Technology Association (Advamed)
United States - Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (English)
European Union: General
Europa: The EU's Webserver
European Parliament
Web site for the European Parliament (11 languages)
Professionals Associations
Association of Regulatory and Clinical Scientists to the Australian Pharmaceutical Industry (ARCS)
Drug Information Association (DIA)
The Drug Information Association's homepage includes online membership directory, information about forthcoming DIA meetings, sits. vac. column and information about CRO's etc.
France - AFAR (French Regulatory Affairs Association)
Italy - Societa Italiana Attivita Regolatore (SIAR)
Mid-European Group of Regulatory Affairs (MEGRA)
New Zealand - Research Medicines Industry Association of New Zealand
Pan-European Federation of Regulatory Affairs Societies (PEFRAS)
Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society (RAPS)
Pharmacopoeial Commissions
British Pharmacopoeia
European Pharmacopoeia Commission
US Pharmacopoeia
Pharmaceutical / Health Sites
British National Formulary (BNF)
Invaluable reference source for medicines on the UK market
CMR International
A not-for-profit organization which provides unique data / expert analyses on technical, medical, economic, regulatory and policy issues in the discovery, development and safe use of medicines.
European Chemical Industry
Health Economics.com
Health Economics, Medical and Pharmacy Resources by Category
Healthgate Research Tools
International Network for Interfaith Health Practices (IHPNET)
Full of infomatics from medical libraries to disease-specific resources
International Pharmaceutical Excipients Council
Global association for excipient manufacturers and users
Interpharma
A useful site for company addresses - has a 14,000 strong searchable database of pharmaceutical companies and service providers. Also contains industry news, issues, and links to other organisations
Medical Dictionary for Regulatory Affairs
Medscape
Pharmaceutical Related Organizations, Associations, Societies and Federations
Provides a further source of predominantly pharmacy-related links.
Pharmiweb
A pharmaceutical bulletin, sponsored by a number of companies in or allied to, the pharmaceutical industry.It includes a range of online services and information resources covering news, jobs and companies.
PharmWeb
Regsource
A source of organised US regulatory legislation and guidances.
Regulatory Affairs Information Home Page
A monthly, subscription-only electronic newsletter is available via this site, which lists available and new regulatory internet resources, including what is new on established websites.
Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain
The Parenteral Society
Information on injectable and implantable drugs and devices
The Regulatory Forum
A resource for the exchange of regulatory, compliance and quality assurance information and discussion in the biotechnical, pharmaceutical, medical device, and other healthcare industries sponsored by Accureg consulting firm.
United Kingdom - Electronic Medicines Compendium
On-line database of UK approved SPCs and PILs
Virtual Pharmacy Library (medicine, biosciences)
A collection of (loosely defined) pharmacy-related Internet resources
www.devicelink.com
Medical device industry news and conferences
www.reg123.com
A publisher of information to the pharmaceutical and biotech industry and provides business information tools for regulatory affairs
Yahoo! list of pharmaceutical companies' web sites
Nutraceutical Information Sites
American Diabetes Association
American Dietetic Association
American Heart Association Diet Page
Herbal Medicines Research and Education Centre, Australia
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Reuters Health Database
The European Scientific Co-operative on Phytotherapy
The Herb Research Foundation, US
Search Engines and Indices
AltaVista
Excite
Google
Google Groups
Search engine containing the largest collection of indexed archived Usenet news available anywhere. Extremely useful.
Lycos
Pharmaceutical Search engine
Yahoo
Medical / Pharmaceutical Journals
American Journal of Epidemiology
American Medical News
http://www.pharmacy.org/journals.html
Lists a large number of (mainly US) pharmacy-related journals, whose contents pages and abstracts can be viewed. Some links to Other Scientific Journals and Medical Journals: Pharmacology and Toxicology
Journal of the American Medical Association
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
National Library of Medicine
New England Journal of Medicine
Language / Translation Sites
AltaVista Translation Page
Translates typed-in text or web pages from Spanish, French, Italian, German and Portuguese into English and vice versa. Very useful!
DIA Technical Term
Eurodicautom
Multilingual Glossary of technical and popular medical terms in nine European Languages
Veterinary Sites
Europe - European Federation of Animal Health (FEDESA)
Includes a number of useful links with animal health organisation websites
Europe - Heads of the European Veterinary Regulatory Authorities
UK Veterinary Medicines Directorate
Veterinary International Conference on Harmonisation (ICH)
Newspapers and Daily News
Daily Pharmaceutical Headlines from Yahoo!
News sources from around the world grouped by country
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Specialist Medical Technology Links
Africa
Asia and Asia Pacific
Australia / New Zealand
Central and South America / Caribbean
European Health Organizations
European National Agencies
European Union: General
European-Wide Agencies
Language / Translation Sites
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