The following links will connect you to the appropriate governmental websites. For all other National Regulatory Agencies by g eographic location, visit www.who.int/medicines/information/websites/infdra.shtml#intlorg

International

World Health Organization

www.who.int/medicines/default.shtml

Asia Pacific

Australia

Department of Health and Aging

www.health.gov.au

Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA)

www.tga.gov.au

China

State Drug Administration of Traditional Medicines

www.satcm.gov.cn/english_satcm/eindex.htm

National Institute for the Control of Pharmaceutical and Biological Products

www.nicpbp.org.cn (in Chinese)

State Food and Drug Administration

http://www.sfda.gov.cn/cmsweb/webportal/W43879537/index.html

Japan

Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Evaluation Center

www.nihs.go.jp/pmdec/outline.htm

Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare

www.mhlw.go.jp/english/index.html

Singapore

Health Sciences Authority (HSA)

www.hsa.gov.sg

Europe

European Medicines Agency (EMEA)

www.emea.eu.int

European Commission: Enterprise and Industry DG: Pharmaceuticals Unit

pharmacos.eudra.org/F2/home.html

European Commission: Health and Consumer Protection DG

www.europa.eu.int/comm/dgs/health_consumer/index_en.htm

North America

Canada

The Health Products and Food Branch (HPFB)

www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hpfb-dgpsa/index_e.html

National Association of Pharmacy Regulatory Authorities (NAPRA)

http://www.napra.org/default.asp

United States

Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP)

www.hhs.gov/ohrp

US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

www.fda.gov

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

www.nih.gov

www.clinicaltrials.gov

More National Regulatory Agencies by geographic location:

www.who.int/medicines/information/websites/infdra.shtml#intlorg