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

Harmonisation & International Guidelines

Middle East (GCC & Levant)

  1. Saudi Arabia — SFDA (Saudi Food and Drug Authority)sfda.gov.sa
  2. United Arab Emirates — EDE (Emirates Drug Establishment)Federal standalone regulator for pharmaceuticals and medical devicesede.gov.ae
  3. United Arab Emirates — MOHAP (Ministry of Health and Prevention)mohap.gov.ae
  4. Kuwait — KFDA / DFC (Drug & Food Control Administration)moh.gov.kw
  5. Qatar — MOPH (Ministry of Public Health - Pharmacy & Drug Control)moph.gov.qa
  6. Oman — DGPADC (Directorate General of Pharmaceutical Affairs & Drug Control)moh.gov.om
  7. Bahrain — NHRA (National Health Regulatory Authority)nhra.bh
  8. Jordan — JFDA (Jordan Food and Drug Administration)jfda.jo
  9. Lebanon — MOPH (Ministry of Public Health)moph.gov.lb

North Africa

  1. Egypt — EDA (Egyptian Drug Authority)edaegypt.gov.eg
  2. Morocco — DMP (Direction du Médicament et de la Pharmacie / Ministry of Health)sante.gov.ma
  3. Algeria — ANPP (Agence Nationale des Produits Pharmaceutiques)anpp.dz
  4. Tunisia — DPM (Direction de la Pharmacie et du Médicament)dpm.tn

Sub-Saharan Africa

  1. South Africa — SAHPRA (South African Health Products Regulatory Authority)sahpra.org.za
  2. Nigeria — NAFDAC (National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control)nafdac.gov.ng
  3. Kenya — PPB (Pharmacy and Poisons Board)pharmacyboardkenya.org
  4. Ghana — FDA Ghana (Food and Drugs Authority)fdaghana.gov.gh
  5. Tanzania — TMDA (Tanzania Medicines and Medical Devices Authority)

East Asia

  1. Japan — PMDA (Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency)pmda.go.jp
  2. China — NMPA (National Medical Products Administration)nmpa.gov.cn
  3. South Korea — MFDS (Ministry of Food and Drug Safety)mfds.go.kr
  4. Taiwan — TFDA (Taiwan Food and Drug Administration)fda.gov.tw

South Asia

  1. India — CDSCO (Central Drugs Standard Control Organization)cdsco.gov.in
  2. Pakistan — DRAP (Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan)dra.gov.pk
  3. Sri Lanka — NMRA (National Medicines Regulatory Authority)nmra.gov.lk

Southeast Asia (ASEAN)

  1. Singapore — HSA (Health Sciences Authority)hsa.gov.sg
  2. Malaysia — NPRA (National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency)Drug regulator under MOHnpra.gov.my
  3. Thailand — Thai FDA (Food and Drug Administration Thailand)fda.moph.go.th
  4. Indonesia — BPOM (Badan Pengawas Obat dan Makanan / National Agency of Drug and Food Control)pom.go.id
  5. Philippines — FDA Philippines (Food and Drug Administration Philippines)fda.gov.ph

Western & Central Europe

  1. Germany — BfArM (Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices)bfarm.de
  2. France — ANSM (National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Products)ansm.sante.fr
  3. Italy — AIFA (Italian Medicines Agency)aifa.gov.it
  4. Spain — AEMPS (Spanish Agency of Medicines and Medical Devices)aemps.gob.es
  5. Netherlands — CBG-MEB (Medicines Evaluation Board)cbg-meb.nl
  6. Belgium — FAMHP (Federal Agency for Medicines and Health Products)famhp.be
  7. Austria — BASG (Federal Office for Safety in Health Care)basg.gv.at
  8. Poland — URPL (Office for Registration of Medicinal Products, Medical Devices and Biocidal Products)urpl.gov.pl

Nordics & Northern Europe

  1. Sweden — MPA / Läkemedelsverket (Medical Products Agency)lakemedelsverket.se
  2. Denmark — DKMA (Danish Medicines Agency / Lægemiddelstyrelsen)laegemiddelstyrelsen.dk
  3. Norway — NOMA (Norwegian Medical Products Agency / Direktoratet for medisinske produkter)noma.no
  4. Finland — Fimea (Finnish Medicines Agency)fimea.fi
  5. Ireland — HPRA (Health Products Regulatory Authority)hpra.ie

Eastern & Southern Europe

  1. Czech Republic — SÚKL (State Institute for Drug Control)sukl.eu
  2. Hungary — OGYÉI / NNGYK (National Center for Public Health and Pharmacy)ogyei.gov.hu
  3. Portugal — INFARMED (National Authority of Medicines and Health Products)infarmed.pt
  4. Greece — EOF (National Organization for Medicines)eof.gr
  5. Romania — ANMDMR (National Agency for Medicines and Medical Devices)anm.ro
  6. Turkey — TİTCK (Turkish Medicines and Medical Devices Agency)titck.gov.tr
  7. Switzerland — Swissmedic (Swiss Agency for Therapeutic Products)swissmedic.ch

Latin American Economies (PAHO Level 4 Authorities)

  1. Brazil — ANVISA (Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária)gov.br/anvisa
  2. Mexico — COFEPRIS (Comisión Federal para la Protección contra Riesgos Sanitarios)gob.mx/cofepris
  3. Argentina — ANMAT (Administración Nacional de Medicamentos, Alimentos y Tecnología Médica)argentina.gob.ar/anmat

Medical Devices & MedTech Regulators

  1. United States — FDA CDRH (Center for Devices and Radiological Health)fda.gov/medical-devices
  2. United Kingdom — MHRA (Regulating Medical Devices in the UK)gov.uk
  3. European Union — European Commission Medical Devices Sector (MDR / IVDR)health.ec.europa.eu
  4. Canada — Health Canada Medical Devices (MDL / MDEL)canada.ca
  5. Australia — TGA Medical Devices (ARTG)tga.gov.au/products/medical-devices
  6. Japan — PMDA Medical Device Review Reportspmda.go.jp
  7. South Korea — MFDS Medical Devices Approval Processmfds.go.kr
  8. Singapore — HSA Medical Deviceshsa.gov.sg/medical-devices
  9. Malaysia — MDA (Medical Device Authority)portal.mda.gov.my
  10. Saudi Arabia — SFDA Medical Devices Marketing Authorisation (MDMA)mdma.sfda.gov.sa
  11. Switzerland — Swissmedic Medical Devicesswissmedic.ch
  12. Brazil — ANVISA Medical Devices (Produtos para Saúde) Product Lookupgov.br/anvisa

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