Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency

The Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (独立行政法人 医薬品医療機器総合機構) is a Japanese governmental organization, similar in function to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the United States or the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency in the United Kingdom or the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) in India[1] or the European Medicines Agency in Europe.

Tasks

Among other things, the agency is tasked with the following.

References

  1. Nagasaka, Satoru. "An Overview of Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Regulation in Japan" (PDF). Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP. Retrieved 30 September 2012.

External links

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