Regulation of the Pharmaceutical Industry

UK: Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
MHRA previously called the MCA ( http://www.mhra.gov.uk/ )

Europe European Agency for the Evaluation of Medicinal Products
EMEA ( http://www.emea.eu.int/ )

USA Food and Drug Administration
FDA ( http://www.fda.gov/ )

Japan Pharmaceutical and Food Safety Bureau
PFSB ( http://www.mhlw.go.jp/english/org/policy/p13-14.html )

Australia Therapeutic Goods Administration
TGA ( http://www.health.gov.au/tga/ )

International International Committee on Harmonisation
( http://www.ich.org/ )