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Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency

Logo: Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency, https://www.pmda.go.jp/english/, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Japanese Independent Administrative Institution

The Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (独立行政法人医薬品医療機器総合機構) (PMDA) is a Japanese corporation, an Independent Administrative Institution, responsible for ensuring the safety, efficacy and quality of pharmaceuticals and medical devices in Japan. It is similar in function, in many respects, to the Food and Drug Administration in the United States, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency in the United Kingdom, the Spanish Agency of Medicines and Medical Devices in Spain or the Food and Drug Administration in the Philippines.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Apr 1, 2004Founded1
  • HeadquartersTokyo1
  • Websitewww.pmda.go.jp
  • Legal formIndependent Administrative Institution1

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The Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (独立行政法人医薬品医療機器総合機構) (PMDA) is a Japanese corporation, an Independent Administrative Institution, responsible for ensuring the safety, efficacy and quality of pharmaceuticals and medical devices in Japan. It is similar in function, in many respects, to the Food and Drug Administration in the United States, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency in the United Kingdom, the Spanish Agency of Medicines and Medical Devices in Spain or the Food and Drug Administration in the Philippines.2

Timeline

  1. Apr 1, 2004Founded Founded1

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