Authorities

BfArM
Bundesinstitut für Arzneimittel und Medizinprodukte, DE
Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices, DE

EC GLP
European Commission's GLP page

EMEA
European Medicines Agency

Europa
EU Commission

FDA
Food and Drug Administration, US

FDA CBER
FDA Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, US

FDA CDER
FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, US

FDA CDRH
FDA Center for Devices and Radiologic Health, US

MHLW
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, JP

MHRA
Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency, UK

PEI
Paul-Ehrlich-Institut, Bundesamt für Sera und Impfstoffe, DE
Paul-Ehrlich-Institute, Federal Agency for Sera and Vaccines, DE

PERF-EUDRA
Pan European Regulatory Forum (EU Enlargement)

PMDA
Pharmaceutical and Medical Devices Agency, JP



Associations / Societies

ACDM
Association for Clinical Data Management

ACRP
Association of Clinical Research Professionals

AFCROs
Association Française des CROs
French CRO Association

AGAH
Arbeitsgemeinschaft für angewandte Humanpharmakologie, DE
Association for Applied Human Pharmacology, DE

AHPPI
Association for Human Pharmacology in the Pharmaceutical Industry, UK

APV
International Association for Pharmaceutical Technology

ASQ
American Society for Quality

BARQA
The Research Quality Association, UK

BVMA
Bundesverband Medizinischer Auftragsinstitute, DE
Federal Association of Medical Contract Organizations, DE

CCRA
Clinical Contract Research Association, UK

CEN
European Committee for Standardization

Club Phase I
Club Phase I - Association des Professionnels du Développement Précoce des Médicaments, FR
Phase I Club - Association of Professionals in Early Phase Drug Development, FR

CR-CSV
Joint ACDM/PSI Working Group on Computer System Validation in Clinical Research

DARQA
Dutch Association of Research Quality Assurance

DGGF
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Gute Forschungspraxis
German Society for Good Research Practices

DGPharMed
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Pharmazeutische Medizin
German Society of Pharmaceutical Medicine

DGQ
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Qualität
German Society for Quality

DIA
Drug Information Association

DIN
Deutsches Institut für Normung
German Institute for Standardisation

DKG
Danish Quality Assurance Group

EFGCP
European Forum for Good Clinical Practice

EFPIA
European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations

EFQM
European Foundation for Quality Management

EFSPI
European Federation of Statisticians in the Pharmaceutical Industry

EOQ
European Organization for Quality

EUFEPS
European Federation for Pharmaceutical Sciences

FQS
Forschungsgemeinschaft Qualität, DE
Research Community Quality, DE

GIQAR
Gruppo Italiano Quality Assurance nella Ricerca
Italian Research Quality Assurance Society

GPM
Gesellschaft für Pharmazeutische Medizin, AT
Society for Pharmaceutical Medicine, AT

ICH
International Conference on Harmonization

ICR
Institute of Clinical Research, UK

IFAPP
International Federation of Associations of Pharmaceutical Physicians

IFPMA
International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Associations

ISCB
International Society for Clinical Biostatistics

ISO
International Organization for Standardization

JSQA
Japan Society for Quality Assurance

MonCRANet
Netzwerk der klinischen Monitore und CRAs, DE
Network of Clinical Monitors and CRAs, DE

Nuffield Bioethics
Nuffield Council on Bioethics, UK

OECD
Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development

OECD GLP
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (GLP)

PCMG
Pharmaceutical Contract Management Group

PhRMA
Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, US

PIC/S
Pharmaceutical Inspection Convention

POMA
Pharmaceutical Outsourcing Management Association

PSI
Statisticians in the Pharmaceutical Industry

RAPS
Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society

SARQA
Swedish Association of Research Quality Assurance

SCDM
Society of Clinical Data Management

SCT
Society for Clinical Trials

SEGCIB
Sociedad Española de Garantía de Calidad en Investigación
Spanish Society of Research Quality Assurance

SoCRA
Society of Clinical Research Associates

SoFAQ
Société Française d'Assurance de Qualité
French Quality Assurance Society

SQA
Society of Quality Assurance, US

TOPRA
The Organisation for Professionals in Regulatory Affairs

VKliPha
Verbund Klinische Pharmakologie in Deutschland
Clinical Pharmacology Network in Germany

WHO
World Health Organization

WMA
World Medical Association



Useful Links

21 CFR Part 11
Resource on 21 CFR Part 11

CDISC
Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium

CIOMS
Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences

EDCTP
European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership

EGE
European Group on Ethics in Science and New Technologies to the European Commission

GAMP Forum
Good Automated Manufacturing Practice Forum

ISO Country Codes
ISO 3166 Country Names and Code Elements

MedDRA
Medical Dictionary for Regulatory Activities