List of Globally identified Websites of Medicines Regulatory Authorities ∗ (as of November, 2009)
AFRO ‐ Regional Office for Africa
1. Algeria: http://www.ands.dz/pharmacie‐med/sommaire.htm pharmacovigilance: http://www.cnpm.org.dz/
2. Angola: no website identified
3. Benin: no website identified
4. Botswana: http://www.moh.gov.bw/ ‐ MoH ‐ no MRA
5. Burkina Faso: http://www.sante.gov.bf/SiteSante/ministere/sc/dgpml.html
6. Burundi: website does not exist ‐ only MoH
7. Cameroon: no website identified
8. Cape Verde: no website identified
9. Central African Rep: no website identified
10. Chad: website does not exist
11. Comoros, The: no website identified
12. Congo, The: no website identified
13. Cote dʹIvoire: no website identified
14. Democratic Republic of Congo: website does not exist
15. Equatorial Guinea: no website identified
16. Eritrea: website does not exist
17. Ethiopia: http://www.daca.gov.et/
18. Gabon: website does not exist
19. Gambia: no website identified
20. Ghana: http://www.fdbghana.gov.gh/
21. Guinea: no website identified
22. Guinea‐Bissau: no website identified
23. Kenya: http://www.pharmacyboardkenya.org/
24. Lesotho: no website identified
25. Liberia: no website identified
26. Madagascar: no website identified
27. Malawi: no website identified
28. Mali: http://www.dirpharma.org/
29. Mauritania: no website identified
30. Mauritius: http://www.gov.mu/portal/site/mih MIH ‐ no MRA
This list is indicative. WHO/EMP will be thankful for any correction and addition.
31. Mozambique: website does not exist
32. Namibia: http://www.nmrc.com.na/
33. Niger: no website identified
34. Nigeria: http://www.nafdacnigeria.org/
35. Rwanda: http://www.moh.gov.rw/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6 2&catid=56:ministry‐taskforces&Itemid=1
36. Sao Tome & Principe: no website identified
37. Senegal: http://www.sante.gouv.sn/ click ‐les directions‐ and then ‐La Direction de la Pharmacie et des Laboratoires (DPL)‐
38. Seychelles: no website identified
39. Sierra Leone: website does not exist
40. South Africa: http://www.mccza.com/
41. Swaziland: MRA is being established http://www.gov.sz/home.asp?pid=99
42. Togo: no website identified
43. Uganda: http://www.nda.or.ug/
44. United Republic of Tanzania: http://www.tfda.or.tz/
45. Zambia: no website identified
46. Zimbabwe: http://www.mcaz.co.zw/
AMRO ‐ Regional Office for the Americas
1. Antigua and Barbuda: no website identified
2. Argentina: http://www.anmat.gov.ar/
3. Bahamas: http://www.phabahamas.org/hospitals_overview_bnda.php
4. Barbados: no website identified
5. Belize: no website identified
6. Bolivia: http://www.sns.gov.bo/snis/enlaces_salud/dinamed/index.htm
7. Brazil: http://www.anvisa.gov.br/eng/index.htm
8. Canada: http://www.hc‐sc.gc.ca/dhp‐mps/index‐eng.php
9. Chile: http://www.ispch.cl/
10. Colombia: www.invima.gov.co/
11. Costa Rica: http://www.ministeriodesalud.go.cr/ MoH department with information on site
12. Cuba: http://www.cecmed.sld.cu/
13. Dominica: no website identified
14. Dominican Republic: http://www.drogasyfarmacias.gov.do/
15. Ecuador: no website identified
16. El Salvador: no website identified
17. Grenada: no website identified
18. Guatemala: http://portal.mspas.gob.gt/regulacion_y_control_de_productos_farmaceuticos
_y_afines.html MoH department with information on site
19. Guyana: MoH department http://www.health.gov.gy/prg_adm_food_drugs.php
20. Haiti: website does not exist
21. Honduras: http://www.dgrs.gob.hn/
22. Jamaica: http://www.pcoj.org/ pharmacies and pharmacists, not medicines
23. Mexico: http://www.cofepris.gob.mx/
24. Nicaragua: no website identified
25. Panama: http://www.minsa.gob.pa/ MoH department with information on site
26. Paraguay: http://www.mspbs.gov.py/programas/index.php?id=6
27. Peru: http://www.digemid.minsa.gob.pe/
28. Saint Kitts and Nevis: no website identified
29. Saint Lucia: no website identified
30. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: no website identified
31. Suriname: no website identified
32. Trinidad and Tobago: http://www.health.gov.tt/sitepages/default.aspx?id=93
33. United States of America: http://www.fda.gov
/
34. Uruguay: http://www.msp.gub.uy/subcategorias_8_1.html
35. Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of): http://www.inhrr.gov.ve/
EMRO ‐ Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean
1. Afghanistan: website does not exist ‐ only MoH
2. Bahrain: no website identified
3. Djibouti: no website identified
4. Egypt: http://www.eda.mohp.gov.eg/
5. Iran (Islamic Republic of): no website identified
6. Iraq: no website identified
7. Jordan: http://www.jfda.jo/en/default/
8. Kuwait: no website identified
9. Lebanon: http://cms1.omsar.gov.lb/en/Drugs/DrugsListWithLinks.htm
10. Libyan Arab Jamahiriya: no website identified
11. Morocco: http://srvweb.sante.gov.ma/Medicaments/Pages/default.aspx
12. Oman: http://www.moh.gov.om/nv_menu.php?fNm=pharma/regulation.htm
13. Pakistan: http://www.dcomoh.gov.pk/
14. Qatar: http://www.nha.org.qa/moh/ under construction
15. Saudi Arabia: http://www.sfda.gov.sa/En/Home/default.htm
16. Somalia: no website identified
17. Sudan: http://www.nmpb.gov.sd/
18. Syrian Arab Republic: no website identified
19. Tunisia: http://www.dpm.tn/
20. United Arab Emirates: http://www.moh.gov.ae/en/Page_431.aspx
21. Yemen: http://www.sbd‐ye.org/
EURO ‐ Regional Office for Europe
1. Albania: http://www.qkkb.gov.al/
2. Andorra: http://www.salutibenestar.ad/ MoH department with information on site
3. Armenia: http://www.pharm.am/index.php?langid=2
4. Austria: http://www.ages.at/ages/ueber‐uns/english‐what‐is‐ages/
5. Azerbaijan: http://www.pharm.az/ under construction
6. Belarus: http://www.rceth.by/
7. Belgium: http://www.fagg‐afmps.be/
8. Bosnia and Herzegovina: http://www.alims.gov.ba/
9. Bulgaria: http://www.bda.bg/
10. Croatia: http://www.almp.hr/?ln=en&w=o_agenciji
11. Cyprus: http://www.moh.gov.cy/moh/phs/phs.nsf/dmlindex_en/dmlindex_en?open document
12. Czech Republic http://www.sukl.cz/
13. Denmark: http://www.dkma.dk/
14. EMEA: http://www.emea.europa.eu/ (also: DG Enterprise)
15. Estonia: http://www.sam.ee/
16. Finland: http://www.nam.fi/
17. France: http://www.afssaps.fr/
18. Georgia: http://gdna.georgia.gov/02/gdna/home/0,2803,132319894,00.html
19. Germany: http://www.bfarm.de/gb_ver/ and: http://www.zlg.nrw.de/ and http://www.pei.de/EN/home/node‐en.html?__nnn=true
20. Greece: http://www.eof.gr/web/guest/home
21. Hungary: http://www.ogyi.hu/main_page/
22. Iceland: http://www.imca.is/
23. Ireland: http://www.imb.ie/
24. Israel: http://www.health.gov.il/ MoH department with information on site
25. Italy: http://www.aifa.gov.it/ and http://www.agenziafarmaco.it/section8983.html
26. Kazakhstan: http://www.dari.kz/?lang=rus
27. Kyrgyzstan: http://pharm.med.kg/
28. Latvia: http://www.vza.gov.lv/index.php?setlang=en&large
29. Lithuania: http://www.vvkt.lt/index.php?3327723903
30. Luxembourg: http://www.ms.public.lu/fr/activites/pharmaciemedicament/ index.html MoH department with information on site
31. Malta: http://www.medicinesauthority.gov.mt/
32. Monaco: no website identified
33. Montenegro: http://sntcg.com/ulms/
34. Netherlands: http://www.cbg‐meb.nl/
35. Norway: http://www.legemiddelverket.no/templates/InterPage____16645.aspx?filterBy =CopyToGeneral
36. Poland: http://www.bip.urpl.gov.pl/
37. Portugal: http://www.infarmed.pt/
38. Republic of Moldova: http://www.amed.md/index_eng.html
39. Romania:http://www.anm.ro/en/home.html
40. Russian Federation: http://www.roszdravnadzor.ru/
41. San Marino: no website identified
42. Serbia: http://www.alims.gov.rs/
43. Slovakia: http://www.sukl.sk/en
44. Slovenia: http://www.jazmp.si/index.php?id=56
45. Spain: http://www.agemed.es/en/actividad/sgInspeccion/home.htm
46. Sweden: http://www.lakemedelsverket.se/english/
47. Switzerland: http://www.swissmedic.ch/index.html?lang=en
48. Tajikistan: under construction http://health.tj/en/index.php option=com_content&task=view&id=6&Itemid=
49. The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia: no website identified
50. Turkey: http://www.iegm.gov.tr/
51. Turkmenistan: no website identified
52. Ukraine: http://www.pharma‐center.kiev.ua/view/en/index
53. United Kingdom: http://www.mhra.gov.uk/index.htm
54. Uzbekistan: no website identified
SEARO ‐ Regional Office for South‐East Asia
1. Bangladesh: http://www.ddabd.org/
2. Bhutan: http://www.health.gov.bt/dra.php
3. DPR Korea: no website identified
4. Democratic Republic of Timor Leste: website does not exist
5. India: http://cdsco.nic.in/
6. Indonesia: http://www.pom.go.id/e_default.asp
7. Maldives: http://www.mfda.gov.mv/web/
8. Myanmar: no website identified
9. Nepal: http://www.dda.gov.np/req_modern_medicine.php
10. Sri Lanka: http://203.94.76.60/DRA/home.htm
11. Thailand: http://www.fda.moph.go.th/eng/index.stm
WPRO ‐ Regional Office for the Western Pacific
1. Australia: http://www.tga.gov.au/
2. Brunei Darussalam: http://www.moh.gov.bn/pharmacyservices/drugregistration.htm
3. Cambodia: no website ‐ only MoH
4. China: http://www.sfda.gov.cn/
a. China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region: http://www.psdh.gov.hk/eps/index.jsp
b. China, Province of Taiwan: http://www.nlfd.gov.tw/en/index.aspx
5. Cook Islands: no website identified
6. Fiji: http://www.health.gov.fj/FPS/insRA.html
7. Japan: http://www.pmda.go.jp/english/index.html
8. Kiribati: no website identified
9. Laoʹs Peopleʹs Democratic Republic: no website identified
10. Malaysia: http://www.bpfk.gov.my/ http://www.pharmacy.gov.my/index.cfm
11. Marshall Islands: no website identified
12. Micronesia, Federated States of: no website identified
13. Mongolia: http://www.moh.mn/ MoH, http://www.ssia.gov.mn/ state specialized inspection agency, http://www.doh.gov.mn/ Department of Health
14. Nauru: no website identified
15. New Zealand: http://www.medsafe.govt.nz/
16. Niue: no website identified
17. Palau: no website identified
18. Papua New Guinea: website does not exist
19. Philippines: http://www.bfad.gov.ph
20. Republic of Korea: http://ezdrug.kfda.go.kr/
21. Samoa: no website identified
22. Singapore: http://www.hsa.gov.sg/publish/hsaportal/en/home.html
23. Solomon Islands: no website identified
24. Tonga: no website identified
25. Tuvalu: no website identified
26. Vanuatu: no website identified
27. Vietnam: http://www.dav.gov.vn/
Methodology of identifying websites
The MRA websites were identified through the following means:
- the list of 53 websites available from the WHO study of 2001; available lists of MRAʹs in Europe
(http://www.emea.europa.eu/Inspections/Links.html), Africa
(http://www.remed.org/html/direction_de_la_pharmacie_et_d.html) and the Americas (http://www.portaleami.org/directAutorid/home.htm);
- an Internet search on (country name) plus DRA / drug authority / autoridadde medicamentos / autorité des medicaments, ministry of health / ministère de santé / ministerio de salud / saude;
- contacting the National Programme Officers (NPOʹs) and WHO Regional Offices of the Essential Medicines and Pharmaceutical Policies department (EMP).
Links that were not working and websites that only mentioned the name of a MRA were not listed as MRA websites (links in black).
The existence or nonexistence of websites could not be confirmed for some countries. No website identified means that through the above search methodology, no website was found. Website does not exist means that National Programme Officers have confirmed that there is no website.
Acronyms:
MoH = Ministry of Health
MRA = Medicines Regulatory Authority
AFRO ‐ Regional Office for Africa
1. Algeria: http://www.ands.dz/pharmacie‐med/sommaire.htm pharmacovigilance: http://www.cnpm.org.dz/
2. Angola: no website identified
3. Benin: no website identified
4. Botswana: http://www.moh.gov.bw/ ‐ MoH ‐ no MRA
5. Burkina Faso: http://www.sante.gov.bf/SiteSante/ministere/sc/dgpml.html
6. Burundi: website does not exist ‐ only MoH
7. Cameroon: no website identified
8. Cape Verde: no website identified
9. Central African Rep: no website identified
10. Chad: website does not exist
11. Comoros, The: no website identified
12. Congo, The: no website identified
13. Cote dʹIvoire: no website identified
14. Democratic Republic of Congo: website does not exist
15. Equatorial Guinea: no website identified
16. Eritrea: website does not exist
17. Ethiopia: http://www.daca.gov.et/
18. Gabon: website does not exist
19. Gambia: no website identified
20. Ghana: http://www.fdbghana.gov.gh/
21. Guinea: no website identified
22. Guinea‐Bissau: no website identified
23. Kenya: http://www.pharmacyboardkenya.org/
24. Lesotho: no website identified
25. Liberia: no website identified
26. Madagascar: no website identified
27. Malawi: no website identified
28. Mali: http://www.dirpharma.org/
29. Mauritania: no website identified
30. Mauritius: http://www.gov.mu/portal/site/mih MIH ‐ no MRA
This list is indicative. WHO/EMP will be thankful for any correction and addition.
31. Mozambique: website does not exist
32. Namibia: http://www.nmrc.com.na/
33. Niger: no website identified
34. Nigeria: http://www.nafdacnigeria.org/
35. Rwanda: http://www.moh.gov.rw/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6 2&catid=56:ministry‐taskforces&Itemid=1
36. Sao Tome & Principe: no website identified
37. Senegal: http://www.sante.gouv.sn/ click ‐les directions‐ and then ‐La Direction de la Pharmacie et des Laboratoires (DPL)‐
38. Seychelles: no website identified
39. Sierra Leone: website does not exist
40. South Africa: http://www.mccza.com/
41. Swaziland: MRA is being established http://www.gov.sz/home.asp?pid=99
42. Togo: no website identified
43. Uganda: http://www.nda.or.ug/
44. United Republic of Tanzania: http://www.tfda.or.tz/
45. Zambia: no website identified
46. Zimbabwe: http://www.mcaz.co.zw/
AMRO ‐ Regional Office for the Americas
1. Antigua and Barbuda: no website identified
2. Argentina: http://www.anmat.gov.ar/
3. Bahamas: http://www.phabahamas.org/hospitals_overview_bnda.php
4. Barbados: no website identified
5. Belize: no website identified
6. Bolivia: http://www.sns.gov.bo/snis/enlaces_salud/dinamed/index.htm
7. Brazil: http://www.anvisa.gov.br/eng/index.htm
8. Canada: http://www.hc‐sc.gc.ca/dhp‐mps/index‐eng.php
9. Chile: http://www.ispch.cl/
10. Colombia: www.invima.gov.co/
11. Costa Rica: http://www.ministeriodesalud.go.cr/ MoH department with information on site
12. Cuba: http://www.cecmed.sld.cu/
13. Dominica: no website identified
14. Dominican Republic: http://www.drogasyfarmacias.gov.do/
15. Ecuador: no website identified
16. El Salvador: no website identified
17. Grenada: no website identified
18. Guatemala: http://portal.mspas.gob.gt/regulacion_y_control_de_productos_farmaceuticos
_y_afines.html MoH department with information on site
19. Guyana: MoH department http://www.health.gov.gy/prg_adm_food_drugs.php
20. Haiti: website does not exist
21. Honduras: http://www.dgrs.gob.hn/
22. Jamaica: http://www.pcoj.org/ pharmacies and pharmacists, not medicines
23. Mexico: http://www.cofepris.gob.mx/
24. Nicaragua: no website identified
25. Panama: http://www.minsa.gob.pa/ MoH department with information on site
26. Paraguay: http://www.mspbs.gov.py/programas/index.php?id=6
27. Peru: http://www.digemid.minsa.gob.pe/
28. Saint Kitts and Nevis: no website identified
29. Saint Lucia: no website identified
30. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: no website identified
31. Suriname: no website identified
32. Trinidad and Tobago: http://www.health.gov.tt/sitepages/default.aspx?id=93
33. United States of America: http://www.fda.gov
/
34. Uruguay: http://www.msp.gub.uy/subcategorias_8_1.html
35. Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of): http://www.inhrr.gov.ve/
EMRO ‐ Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean
1. Afghanistan: website does not exist ‐ only MoH
2. Bahrain: no website identified
3. Djibouti: no website identified
4. Egypt: http://www.eda.mohp.gov.eg/
5. Iran (Islamic Republic of): no website identified
6. Iraq: no website identified
7. Jordan: http://www.jfda.jo/en/default/
8. Kuwait: no website identified
9. Lebanon: http://cms1.omsar.gov.lb/en/Drugs/DrugsListWithLinks.htm
10. Libyan Arab Jamahiriya: no website identified
11. Morocco: http://srvweb.sante.gov.ma/Medicaments/Pages/default.aspx
12. Oman: http://www.moh.gov.om/nv_menu.php?fNm=pharma/regulation.htm
13. Pakistan: http://www.dcomoh.gov.pk/
14. Qatar: http://www.nha.org.qa/moh/ under construction
15. Saudi Arabia: http://www.sfda.gov.sa/En/Home/default.htm
16. Somalia: no website identified
17. Sudan: http://www.nmpb.gov.sd/
18. Syrian Arab Republic: no website identified
19. Tunisia: http://www.dpm.tn/
20. United Arab Emirates: http://www.moh.gov.ae/en/Page_431.aspx
21. Yemen: http://www.sbd‐ye.org/
EURO ‐ Regional Office for Europe
1. Albania: http://www.qkkb.gov.al/
2. Andorra: http://www.salutibenestar.ad/ MoH department with information on site
3. Armenia: http://www.pharm.am/index.php?langid=2
4. Austria: http://www.ages.at/ages/ueber‐uns/english‐what‐is‐ages/
5. Azerbaijan: http://www.pharm.az/ under construction
6. Belarus: http://www.rceth.by/
7. Belgium: http://www.fagg‐afmps.be/
8. Bosnia and Herzegovina: http://www.alims.gov.ba/
9. Bulgaria: http://www.bda.bg/
10. Croatia: http://www.almp.hr/?ln=en&w=o_agenciji
11. Cyprus: http://www.moh.gov.cy/moh/phs/phs.nsf/dmlindex_en/dmlindex_en?open document
12. Czech Republic http://www.sukl.cz/
13. Denmark: http://www.dkma.dk/
14. EMEA: http://www.emea.europa.eu/ (also: DG Enterprise)
15. Estonia: http://www.sam.ee/
16. Finland: http://www.nam.fi/
17. France: http://www.afssaps.fr/
18. Georgia: http://gdna.georgia.gov/02/gdna/home/0,2803,132319894,00.html
19. Germany: http://www.bfarm.de/gb_ver/ and: http://www.zlg.nrw.de/ and http://www.pei.de/EN/home/node‐en.html?__nnn=true
20. Greece: http://www.eof.gr/web/guest/home
21. Hungary: http://www.ogyi.hu/main_page/
22. Iceland: http://www.imca.is/
23. Ireland: http://www.imb.ie/
24. Israel: http://www.health.gov.il/ MoH department with information on site
25. Italy: http://www.aifa.gov.it/ and http://www.agenziafarmaco.it/section8983.html
26. Kazakhstan: http://www.dari.kz/?lang=rus
27. Kyrgyzstan: http://pharm.med.kg/
28. Latvia: http://www.vza.gov.lv/index.php?setlang=en&large
29. Lithuania: http://www.vvkt.lt/index.php?3327723903
30. Luxembourg: http://www.ms.public.lu/fr/activites/pharmaciemedicament/ index.html MoH department with information on site
31. Malta: http://www.medicinesauthority.gov.mt/
32. Monaco: no website identified
33. Montenegro: http://sntcg.com/ulms/
34. Netherlands: http://www.cbg‐meb.nl/
35. Norway: http://www.legemiddelverket.no/templates/InterPage____16645.aspx?filterBy =CopyToGeneral
36. Poland: http://www.bip.urpl.gov.pl/
37. Portugal: http://www.infarmed.pt/
38. Republic of Moldova: http://www.amed.md/index_eng.html
39. Romania:http://www.anm.ro/en/home.html
40. Russian Federation: http://www.roszdravnadzor.ru/
41. San Marino: no website identified
42. Serbia: http://www.alims.gov.rs/
43. Slovakia: http://www.sukl.sk/en
44. Slovenia: http://www.jazmp.si/index.php?id=56
45. Spain: http://www.agemed.es/en/actividad/sgInspeccion/home.htm
46. Sweden: http://www.lakemedelsverket.se/english/
47. Switzerland: http://www.swissmedic.ch/index.html?lang=en
48. Tajikistan: under construction http://health.tj/en/index.php option=com_content&task=view&id=6&Itemid=
49. The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia: no website identified
50. Turkey: http://www.iegm.gov.tr/
51. Turkmenistan: no website identified
52. Ukraine: http://www.pharma‐center.kiev.ua/view/en/index
53. United Kingdom: http://www.mhra.gov.uk/index.htm
54. Uzbekistan: no website identified
SEARO ‐ Regional Office for South‐East Asia
1. Bangladesh: http://www.ddabd.org/
2. Bhutan: http://www.health.gov.bt/dra.php
3. DPR Korea: no website identified
4. Democratic Republic of Timor Leste: website does not exist
5. India: http://cdsco.nic.in/
6. Indonesia: http://www.pom.go.id/e_default.asp
7. Maldives: http://www.mfda.gov.mv/web/
8. Myanmar: no website identified
9. Nepal: http://www.dda.gov.np/req_modern_medicine.php
10. Sri Lanka: http://203.94.76.60/DRA/home.htm
11. Thailand: http://www.fda.moph.go.th/eng/index.stm
WPRO ‐ Regional Office for the Western Pacific
1. Australia: http://www.tga.gov.au/
2. Brunei Darussalam: http://www.moh.gov.bn/pharmacyservices/drugregistration.htm
3. Cambodia: no website ‐ only MoH
4. China: http://www.sfda.gov.cn/
a. China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region: http://www.psdh.gov.hk/eps/index.jsp
b. China, Province of Taiwan: http://www.nlfd.gov.tw/en/index.aspx
5. Cook Islands: no website identified
6. Fiji: http://www.health.gov.fj/FPS/insRA.html
7. Japan: http://www.pmda.go.jp/english/index.html
8. Kiribati: no website identified
9. Laoʹs Peopleʹs Democratic Republic: no website identified
10. Malaysia: http://www.bpfk.gov.my/ http://www.pharmacy.gov.my/index.cfm
11. Marshall Islands: no website identified
12. Micronesia, Federated States of: no website identified
13. Mongolia: http://www.moh.mn/ MoH, http://www.ssia.gov.mn/ state specialized inspection agency, http://www.doh.gov.mn/ Department of Health
14. Nauru: no website identified
15. New Zealand: http://www.medsafe.govt.nz/
16. Niue: no website identified
17. Palau: no website identified
18. Papua New Guinea: website does not exist
19. Philippines: http://www.bfad.gov.ph
20. Republic of Korea: http://ezdrug.kfda.go.kr/
21. Samoa: no website identified
22. Singapore: http://www.hsa.gov.sg/publish/hsaportal/en/home.html
23. Solomon Islands: no website identified
24. Tonga: no website identified
25. Tuvalu: no website identified
26. Vanuatu: no website identified
27. Vietnam: http://www.dav.gov.vn/
Methodology of identifying websites
The MRA websites were identified through the following means:
- the list of 53 websites available from the WHO study of 2001; available lists of MRAʹs in Europe
(http://www.emea.europa.eu/Inspections/Links.html), Africa
(http://www.remed.org/html/direction_de_la_pharmacie_et_d.html) and the Americas (http://www.portaleami.org/directAutorid/home.htm);
- an Internet search on (country name) plus DRA / drug authority / autoridadde medicamentos / autorité des medicaments, ministry of health / ministère de santé / ministerio de salud / saude;
- contacting the National Programme Officers (NPOʹs) and WHO Regional Offices of the Essential Medicines and Pharmaceutical Policies department (EMP).
Links that were not working and websites that only mentioned the name of a MRA were not listed as MRA websites (links in black).
The existence or nonexistence of websites could not be confirmed for some countries. No website identified means that through the above search methodology, no website was found. Website does not exist means that National Programme Officers have confirmed that there is no website.
Acronyms:
MoH = Ministry of Health
MRA = Medicines Regulatory Authority
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