HERMS Resources
Industry Links
Official websites of health authorities across the GCC and the wider region: SFDA (Saudi Arabia), EDE and MOHAP (UAE), Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, Bahrain, Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia, together with FDA, EMA, MHRA, ICH and WHO harmonisation guidance.
Regulatory Authorities & Agencies
- FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration)fda.gov
- EMA (European Medicines Agency)ema.europa.eu
- MHRA (UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency)gov.uk/mhra
- Health Canadacanada.ca/en/health-canada
- TGA (Australia Therapeutic Goods Administration)tga.gov.au
Harmonisation & International Guidelines
- ICH (International Council for Harmonisation)ich.org
- WHO (World Health Organization - Medicines & Health Products)who.int/teams/health-product-and-policy-standards
Middle East (GCC & Levant)
- Saudi Arabia — SFDA (Saudi Food and Drug Authority)sfda.gov.sa
- United Arab Emirates — EDE (Emirates Drug Establishment)Federal standalone regulator for pharmaceuticals and medical devicesede.gov.ae
- United Arab Emirates — MOHAP (Ministry of Health and Prevention)mohap.gov.ae
- Kuwait — KFDA / DFC (Drug & Food Control Administration)moh.gov.kw
- Qatar — MOPH (Ministry of Public Health - Pharmacy & Drug Control)moph.gov.qa
- Oman — DGPADC (Directorate General of Pharmaceutical Affairs & Drug Control)moh.gov.om
- Bahrain — NHRA (National Health Regulatory Authority)nhra.bh
- Jordan — JFDA (Jordan Food and Drug Administration)jfda.jo
- Lebanon — MOPH (Ministry of Public Health)moph.gov.lb
North Africa
- Egypt — EDA (Egyptian Drug Authority)edaegypt.gov.eg
- Morocco — DMP (Direction du Médicament et de la Pharmacie / Ministry of Health)sante.gov.ma
- Algeria — ANPP (Agence Nationale des Produits Pharmaceutiques)anpp.dz
- Tunisia — DPM (Direction de la Pharmacie et du Médicament)dpm.tn
Sub-Saharan Africa
- South Africa — SAHPRA (South African Health Products Regulatory Authority)sahpra.org.za
- Nigeria — NAFDAC (National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control)nafdac.gov.ng
- Kenya — PPB (Pharmacy and Poisons Board)pharmacyboardkenya.org
- Ghana — FDA Ghana (Food and Drugs Authority)fdaghana.gov.gh
- Tanzania — TMDA (Tanzania Medicines and Medical Devices Authority)
East Asia
- Japan — PMDA (Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency)pmda.go.jp
- China — NMPA (National Medical Products Administration)nmpa.gov.cn
- South Korea — MFDS (Ministry of Food and Drug Safety)mfds.go.kr
- Taiwan — TFDA (Taiwan Food and Drug Administration)fda.gov.tw
South Asia
- India — CDSCO (Central Drugs Standard Control Organization)cdsco.gov.in
- Pakistan — DRAP (Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan)dra.gov.pk
- Sri Lanka — NMRA (National Medicines Regulatory Authority)nmra.gov.lk
Southeast Asia (ASEAN)
- Singapore — HSA (Health Sciences Authority)hsa.gov.sg
- Malaysia — NPRA (National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency)Drug regulator under MOHnpra.gov.my
- Thailand — Thai FDA (Food and Drug Administration Thailand)fda.moph.go.th
- Indonesia — BPOM (Badan Pengawas Obat dan Makanan / National Agency of Drug and Food Control)pom.go.id
- Philippines — FDA Philippines (Food and Drug Administration Philippines)fda.gov.ph
Western & Central Europe
- Germany — BfArM (Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices)bfarm.de
- France — ANSM (National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Products)ansm.sante.fr
- Italy — AIFA (Italian Medicines Agency)aifa.gov.it
- Spain — AEMPS (Spanish Agency of Medicines and Medical Devices)aemps.gob.es
- Netherlands — CBG-MEB (Medicines Evaluation Board)cbg-meb.nl
- Belgium — FAMHP (Federal Agency for Medicines and Health Products)famhp.be
- Austria — BASG (Federal Office for Safety in Health Care)basg.gv.at
- Poland — URPL (Office for Registration of Medicinal Products, Medical Devices and Biocidal Products)urpl.gov.pl
Nordics & Northern Europe
- Sweden — MPA / Läkemedelsverket (Medical Products Agency)lakemedelsverket.se
- Denmark — DKMA (Danish Medicines Agency / Lægemiddelstyrelsen)laegemiddelstyrelsen.dk
- Norway — NOMA (Norwegian Medical Products Agency / Direktoratet for medisinske produkter)noma.no
- Finland — Fimea (Finnish Medicines Agency)fimea.fi
- Ireland — HPRA (Health Products Regulatory Authority)hpra.ie
Eastern & Southern Europe
- Czech Republic — SÚKL (State Institute for Drug Control)sukl.eu
- Hungary — OGYÉI / NNGYK (National Center for Public Health and Pharmacy)ogyei.gov.hu
- Portugal — INFARMED (National Authority of Medicines and Health Products)infarmed.pt
- Greece — EOF (National Organization for Medicines)eof.gr
- Romania — ANMDMR (National Agency for Medicines and Medical Devices)anm.ro
- Turkey — TİTCK (Turkish Medicines and Medical Devices Agency)titck.gov.tr
- Switzerland — Swissmedic (Swiss Agency for Therapeutic Products)swissmedic.ch
Latin American Economies (PAHO Level 4 Authorities)
- Brazil — ANVISA (Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária)gov.br/anvisa
- Mexico — COFEPRIS (Comisión Federal para la Protección contra Riesgos Sanitarios)gob.mx/cofepris
- Argentina — ANMAT (Administración Nacional de Medicamentos, Alimentos y Tecnología Médica)argentina.gob.ar/anmat
Medical Devices & MedTech Regulators
- United States — FDA CDRH (Center for Devices and Radiological Health)fda.gov/medical-devices
- United Kingdom — MHRA (Regulating Medical Devices in the UK)gov.uk
- European Union — European Commission Medical Devices Sector (MDR / IVDR)health.ec.europa.eu
- Canada — Health Canada Medical Devices (MDL / MDEL)canada.ca
- Australia — TGA Medical Devices (ARTG)tga.gov.au/products/medical-devices
- Japan — PMDA Medical Device Review Reportspmda.go.jp
- South Korea — MFDS Medical Devices Approval Processmfds.go.kr
- Singapore — HSA Medical Deviceshsa.gov.sg/medical-devices
- Malaysia — MDA (Medical Device Authority)portal.mda.gov.my
- Saudi Arabia — SFDA Medical Devices Marketing Authorisation (MDMA)mdma.sfda.gov.sa
- Switzerland — Swissmedic Medical Devicesswissmedic.ch
- Brazil — ANVISA Medical Devices (Produtos para Saúde) Product Lookupgov.br/anvisa
