Federal Agency for Medicines and Health Products

Federal Agency for Medicines and Health Products

Federaal Agentschap voor Geneesmiddelen en Gezondheidsproducten (FAGG in Dutch) Agence fédérale des médicaments et des produits de santé (AFMPS in French)
Agency overview
Formed	January 1, 2007 (2007-01-01)
Preceding	Directorate-general for Medicines (Federal Public Service Health)
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	Maggie De Block, Minister of Public Health
Agency executive	, Administrator-general
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. 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.

See also[]

• European Medicines Agency (Europe)
• Food and Drug Administration (USA)

External links[]

• Official site