Federal Agency for Medicines and Health Products
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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.
on 1 January 2007.
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
is responsible for the approval and registration of new medication in Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
and for pharmacovigilance
Pharmacovigilance
Pharmacovigilance is the pharmacological science relating to the detection, assessment, understanding and prevention of adverse effects, particularly long term and short term side effects of medicines...
. Xavier De Cuyper
Xavier De Cuyper
Xavier De Cuyper is a Belgian agricultural engineer and civil servant. He is General Administrator of the Federal Agency for Medicines and Health Products of Belgium.-Education:...
is General Administrator of the agency.
History
The Federal Agency for Medicines and Health Products succeeded the Belgian Direction Générale des Médicaments (DGM) as the new Competent AuthorityCompetent authority
A competent authority is any person or organization that has the legally delegated or invested authority, capacity, or power to perform a designated function....
on 1 January 2007.