Swissmedic
Sign in to saveAlso known as Swiss Agency for Therapeutic Products, swissmedic.ch, Swissmedic, Swiss Agency for Therapeutic Products
thumb|Logo of Swissmedic The Swiss Agency for Therapeutic Products (Swissmedic) is the Swiss surveillance authority for medicines and medical devices, registered in Bern. It began operations on 1 January 2002 as successor of (IKS), which was itself the successor of (SANZ). Swissmedic is affiliated to the Federal Department of Home Affairs.
Research organization · ROR
- Type
- Government
- Founded
- 2002
- Location
- Bern, Switzerland
- Also known as
- Swiss Agency for Therapeutic Products
- Status
- Active
GRID grid.483664.b · ISNI 0000 0001 0683 3095
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Swissmedic, Swiss Agency for Therapeutic Products
- Country
- Switzerland
- Headquarters
- Bern
- Parent organization
- Federal Department of Home Affairs
- Industry
- pharmaceutical industry
- Official website
- www.swissmedic.ch
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- start time
- 2002-01-01
- inception
- 2002-02-05
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- Structure
- Functions
- Notes and references
- External links
thumb|Logo of Swissmedic The Swiss Agency for Therapeutic Products (Swissmedic) is the Swiss surveillance authority for medicines and medical devices, registered in Bern. It began operations on 1 January 2002 as successor of (IKS), which was itself the successor of (SANZ). Swissmedic is affiliated to the Federal Department of Home Affairs.
==Structure== Swissmedic is a federal institution subject to public law and was created by the Federal Act on Medicinal Products and Medical Devices. It is independent in organization and management and has authority over its own budget. Swissmedic has 300 full-time employees.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Swissmedic” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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