Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency: Difference between revisions

The {{Nihongo|'''Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency'''|独立行政法人医薬品医療機器総合機構|Dokuritsugyōsei hōjin iyakuhin'iryōkikisōgōkikō}} is an [[Independent Administrative Institution]] responsible for ensuring the safety, efficacy and quality of pharmaceuticals and medical devices in [[Japan]]. It is similar in function to the [[Food and Drug Administration]] (FDA) in the United States or the [[Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency]] in the United Kingdom.<ref>{{cite web|last=Nagasaka|first=Satoru|title=An Overview of Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Regulation in Japan|url=http://www.morganlewis.com/pubs/Overview_Pharma_device_reg.pdf|publisher=Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP|accessdate=30 September 2012}}</ref>