The Federal Agency for Medicines and Health Products (FAMHP) of
Belgium
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is responsible for the approval and registration of new medication in
Belgium
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and for
pharmacovigilance
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.
Xavier De Cuyper
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is General Administrator of the agency.
The Dutch name is ''Federaal Agentschap voor Geneesmiddelen en Gezondheidsproducten'' (FAGG) and in French it is called ''Agence Fédérale des Médicaments et des Produits de Santé'' (AFMPS).
The agency succeeded the ''Directoraat-generaal Geneesmiddelen / Direction Générale des Médicaments'' of the
Federal Public Service Health The FPS Public Health, Food Chain Safety and Environment ( nl, FOD Volksgezondheid, Veiligheid van de Voedselketen en Leefmilieu, french: SPF Santé publique, Sécurité de la Chaîne alimentaire et Environnement, german: FÖD Volksgesundheit, Siche ...
as the new
Competent Authority
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on 1 January 2007.
See also
*
European Medicines Agency
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(Europe)
*
Food and Drug Administration
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(USA)
External links
Official site
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Medical and health organisations based in Belgium
Medicines and Health Products
Pharmaceutical industry
National agencies for drug regulation
Regulators of biotechnology products
Drugs in Belgium
Regulation in Belgium