HEALTH AUTHORITIES DIRECTORY

Global Health Authorities & Clinical Registries

Direct links to official drug approval bodies, clinical trial registries, and compassionate use (Expanded Access) protocols worldwide.

Republic of China

Food and Drug Administration, Ministry of Health and Welfare (TFDA)

TFDA / MOHW
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The national regulatory authority responsible for pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and cellular/regenerative therapies in the Republic of China.

🏛️Regulatory Mandates & Responsibilities

  • New drug and rare disease approval evaluation
  • Regenerative medicine & cell therapy program oversight
  • Clinical trial inspection and patient ethics protection
  • Pharmacovigilance & adverse event surveillance

🔍Official Portals for Patients & Families

Taiwan Clinical Trial Information Portal

Official portal supported by MOHW for patients and families to search ongoing clinical trials in the Republic of China.

Approved Drug License Search System

Verify official drug approval status, approved indications, and package inserts.

United States

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

US FDA
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The premier global benchmark regulatory agency responsible for protecting public health through the safety, efficacy, and security of human drugs, biological products, and medical devices.

🏛️Regulatory Mandates & Responsibilities

  • Investigational New Drug (IND) & New Drug Application (NDA/BLA) approvals
  • Breakthrough Therapy & Fast Track designations
  • Expanded Access / Compassionate Use facilitation
  • Publishing unvarnished Advisory Committee briefing materials

🔍Official Portals for Patients & Families

FDA Expanded Access for Patients

Official information for patients and physicians seeking compassionate access to investigational drugs outside clinical trials.

Drugs@FDA Database

Search official FDA drug approval history, review documents, and prescribing labels.

Global / United States

ClinicalTrials.gov (NIH / U.S. National Library of Medicine)

ClinicalTrials.gov
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The world’s largest and most comprehensive web-based registry and results database of publicly and privately supported clinical studies conducted worldwide.

🏛️Regulatory Mandates & Responsibilities

  • Mandatory registration of clinical study protocols worldwide
  • Transparent disclosure of patient eligibility criteria
  • Reporting of clinical primary and secondary endpoint results
  • Providing contact details of clinical study sites and investigators

🔍Official Portals for Patients & Families

ClinicalTrials.gov Study Search

Search ongoing clinical trials by condition, intervention/drug name, or geographic location.

European Union

European Medicines Agency (EMA)

EU EMA
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Decentralised agency of the EU responsible for the scientific evaluation, supervision, and safety monitoring of medicines across European Union member states.

🏛️Regulatory Mandates & Responsibilities

  • Centralised marketing authorisation of medicines throughout the EU
  • Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products (ATMP) regulation
  • PRIME (Priority Medicines) fast-track scheme support
  • Publishing comprehensive European Public Assessment Reports (EPAR)

🔍Official Portals for Patients & Families

Clinical Trials Information System (CTIS)

The single entry point for submitting and searching clinical trials data in the EU and EEA.

Japan

Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (PMDA) / MHLW

PMDA / MHLW
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Japanese agency responsible for ensuring the safety, efficacy, and quality of pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and regenerative cellular therapies.

🏛️Regulatory Mandates & Responsibilities

  • Review of pharmaceuticals and regenerative medicine products
  • SAKIGAKE Designation System for pioneering therapies
  • Supervision of the Act on the Safety of Regenerative Medicine
  • Relief services for adverse health effects

🔍Official Portals for Patients & Families

Japan Registry of Clinical Trials (jRCT)

Official clinical trials registry designated by MHLW, covering regulated clinical trials and regenerative therapies in Japan.

International / UN

WHO International Clinical Trials Registry Platform (ICTRP)

WHO ICTRP
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A global initiative aimed at establishing a single point of access and unambiguous identification of trials across national and international clinical trial registries.

🏛️Regulatory Mandates & Responsibilities

  • Aggregating primary registries worldwide (ClinicalTrials.gov, EU CTIS, jRCT, etc.)
  • Setting international standards for trial transparency
  • Combatting publication bias and selective reporting

🔍Official Portals for Patients & Families

WHO ICTRP Search Portal

Search trials across 18 major registries worldwide with a single query.