Famous Drug Regulatory authorities in the world

	Country /Region	Regulatory Agency
1	United States of America	United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA)
2	United Kingdom	Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)
3	European Union	European Medicines Agency (EMA)
4	European Union	European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines (EDQM)
5	Australia	Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA)
6	Japan	Pharmaceutical and Medical Devices Agency (PMDA)
7	Canada	Therapeutic Products Directorate  (TPD) in Health Product and food branch (HPFB) of Health Canada (HC)
8	France	Agence Francaise de Securite Sanitaire des Produits de Sante (AFSSAPS) Translated into English as- French Agency for the Safety of Health Products
9	Germany	Bundesinstitut für Arzneimittel und Medizinprodukte, (BfArM) Tanslated into English as- Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices
10	Brazil	Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária (ANVISA) Tanslated into English as- The National Health Surveillance Agency
11	India	Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) who heads Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO)
12	Switzerland	Swiss Agency for Therapeutic Products (SWISSMEDIC)
14	Singapore	Health Sciences Authority (HSA)
15	New Zealand	New Zealand Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority (MEDSAFE)