USEFUL LINKS

ORGANISATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS AND AGENCIES UK AND EUROPE http://www.mhra.gov.uk (MHRA Website) http://dg3.eudra.org (EU Pharmacos Website) http://www.abpi.org.uk (Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI)) http://www.ispe.org (The International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE)) http://www.medagencies.org (This is the common Website for the Medicines
Authorities in the European Union, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein)

http://www.imb.ie (Irish Medicines Board Website) http://www.bsmt.org.uk (British Society for Microbial Testing Website) http://www.medical-devices.gov.uk (UK Medical Device Agency Website) http://www.dh.gov.uk (UK Department of Health Website) http://www.nice.org.uk (UK National institute for Clinical Excellence Website) http://www.aime.org.uk (Association of Institutions Concerned with Medical Engineering
Website)

http://www.emea.eu.int (European Medicines Agency Website) http://www.acdm.org.uk (Association for Clinical Data Management Website) http://www.amm.co.uk (Association of Medical Microbiologists Website) http://www.barqa.com (The British Association of Research Quality Assurance) http://www.aesgp.be (The Association of the European Self Medication Industry) http://www.mpa.se/eng (Medical Products Agency, Sweden)

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ORGANISATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS AND AGENCIES INTERNATIONAL http://www.fda.gov (FDA Website) http://www.fda.gov/cder (FDA Centre for drug Evaluation and Research Website) http://www.fda.gov/medwatch (Homepage of the FDA Medical Products Reporting
Program)

http://www.ich.org (International Committee on Harmonisation Website) http://www.ipec.org (International Pharmaceutical Excipients Council Website) http://www.fip.org (International Pharmaceutical Federation Website) http://www.who.int/en (World Health Organisation Website) http://www.pqri.org (The Product Quality Research Institute is a collaborative process
involving FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER), Industry and Academia)

http://www.pda.org (Formerly known as the Parenteral Drug Association) http://www.himanet.com (Advanced Medical Technology Association, Formerly: Health
Industry Manufacturers Association Website)

http://www.nih.gov (The National Institutes of Health is the steward of medical and

behavioural research is an Agency under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)

http://www.diahome.org (Drug Information association) BIOTECHNOLOGY http://www.Bionow.co.uk (North West Development agency Biotechnology Website) http://www.nibsc.ac.uk (National Institute for Biological Standards and Control
Website)

http://www.acb.org.uk (Association of Clinical Biochemists Website) http://www.biochemsoc.org.uk (Biochemical Society Website) http://www.bioindustry.org (BioIndustry Association Website) http://www.abrf.org (Association of Biomolecular Resource Facilities Website) http://www.ausbiotech.org (Australian Biotechnology Association Website) http://www.bba-bio.be (Belgian Bio Industries Association Website) http://www.biocom.org (Biocom San Diego Website) http://www.bio.org (Biotechnology Industry Organisation Website)
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http://www.Biotechnologyireland.com (Biotechnology Ireland Website) http://www.efbpublic.org (European Federation of Biotechnology Website) http://www.biotech-scotland.org (Scottish Enterprise Biotechnology Group
Website)

http://www.torontobiotech.org (Toronto Biotechnology Initiative Website) http://www.nzbio.org.nz (New Zealand Biotechnology Association Website) http://www.bbsrc.ac.uk (Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
Website)

http://www.rsc.org (Royal Society of Chemistry Website) PUBLICATIONS http://www.bmjjournals.com (British Medical Journal Website) http://www.dtb.org.uk (Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin) http://www.pharmpress.com (Pharmaceutical Press Website) http://www.elsevier.com (European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences Website) http://www.pharmj.com (Pharmaceutical Journal) http://www.newscientist.com (New Scientist Website) http://www.fda.gov/foi/warning.htm (FDA Warning Letters) http://www.fdanews.com (FDA News Website) http://www.regsource.com (RegSource Website, global regulatory and other product
development information)

http://www.usp.org (United States Pharmacopoeia Website) http://www.pheur.org (European Pharmacopoeia Website) http://www.pharmacopoeia.org.uk (British Pharmacopoeia Website) http://jpdb.nihs.go.jp/jp14e (Japanese Pharmacopoeia Website) http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cfr (The Code of Federal Regulations is a codification of
the general and permanent rules published previously in the Federal Register. The CFR is divided into titles which represent broad areas subject to federal regulation.)

http://www.pharmacytimes.com (Resource for Pharmacists and Pharmacy

Students, Provides Product Information, Pharmacy News, and Conference Information)

http://www.europa.eu.int (The official Journal of the European Communities)

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MISCELLANEOUS http://www.hsedirect.com (Health and Safety Executive Website) http://www.pharmweb.net (A directory of people in the health professions and
pharmaceutical information for educational and research purposes)

http://www.instmc.org.uk (Institute of Measurement and Control Website) http://www.iee.org.uk (Institute of Electrical Engineers Website) http://www.bsi-global.com (British Standards Institute Website) http://www.icheme.co.uk (Institute of Chemical Engineers Website) http://www.vmd.gov.uk (Veterinary Medicines Directorate Website) http://www.21cfrpart11.com (Helping the industry broaden their knowledge base
regarding 21 CFR Part 11)

http://www.uspdqi.org (The United States Pharmacopeia's (USP) Drug Quality and

Information (DQI) program provides technical assistance in drug quality assurance, develops and disseminates unbiased drug and therapeutic information, trains health care workers to better use medicines, and provides scientific evidence for health care decision making in developing countries)

http://www.ctfa.org (Cosmetic, Toiletry and Fragrance Association)

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