Federal Agency for Medicines and Health Products

Federal Agency for Medicines and Health Products
Federaal Agentschap voor Geneesmiddelen en Gezondheidsproducten (in Dutch)
Agence fédérale des médicaments et des produits de santé (in French)
Agency overview
Formed January 1, 2007 (2007-01-01)
Preceding
Jurisdiction  Belgium
Headquarters Saint-Gilles, Brussels
Coordinates: 50°50′10″N 4°20′00″E / 50.83611°N 4.33333°E / 50.83611; 4.33333
Employees 458 (anno 2016)
Annual budget Ca. 70,000,000 EUR
Minister responsible
Agency executive
Parent department Federal Public Service Health
Website www.famhp.be

The Federal Agency for Medicines and Health Products (FAMHP) of Belgium is responsible for the approval and registration of new medication in Belgium and for pharmacovigilance. Xavier De Cuyper 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 as the new Competent Authority on 1 January 2007.

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