====== International Council for Harmonisation ======

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The **International Council for Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Pharmaceuticals for Human Use** (ICH) is a supra-national non-government organization "brings together regulatory authorities and pharmaceutical industry to discuss scientific and technical aspects of pharmaceutical product development and registration."

===== Affiliations =====

==== Members ====

ICH's membership consists of national regulatory bodies, non-governmental organizations and pharmaceutical industry interests. They are categorized into Members and Observers.((//Members & Observers.// (2019). International Coalition for Harmonisation. https://archive.ph/JNNaY))

Members include:

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  * [[Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária]] (ANVISA)
  * [[Biotechnology Innovation Organization]] (BIO)
  * [[Comisión Federal para la Protección contra Riesgos Sanitarios]] (COFEPRIS)
  * [[European Commission]]
  * [[European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations]] (EFPIA)
  * [[European Medicines Agency]] (EMA)
  * [[Food and Drug Administration]] (FDA)
  * [[Global Self-Care Federation]] (GSCF) 
  * [[Health Canada]]
  * [[Health Sciences Authority]] (HSA)
  * [[International Generic and Biosimilar Medicines Association]] (IGBA)
  * [[Japan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association]] (JPMA)
  * [[Ministry of Food and Drug Safety of the Republic of Korea]] (MFDS)
  * [[Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan]] (MHLW)
  * [[National Medical Products Administration]] (NMPA)
  * [[Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America]] (PhRMA)
  * [[Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency]] (PMDA)
  * [[Saudi Food & Drug Authority]] (SFDA)
  * [[Swissmedic]] 
  * [[Taiwan Food and Drug Administration]] (TFDA)
  * [[Turkish Medicines and Medical Devices Agency]]
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==== Observers ====

Observers include:

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  * [[Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients Committee]] (APIC)
  * [[Administración Nacional de Medicamentos, Alimentos y Tecnología Médica]] (ANMAT)
  * [[Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation]] (APEC)
  * [[Association of Southeast Asian Nations]] (ASEAN)
  * [[Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation]] (BMGF)
  * [[Center for Analytical Expertise]]
  * [[Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation]] (CDSCO)
  * [[Control Estatal de Medicamentos, Equipos y Dispositivos Médicos]] (CECMED)
  * [[Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences]] (CIOMS)
  * [[Directorate of Medical Technologies, Informatics & Research]]
  * [[East African Community]] (EAC)
  * [[Egyptian Drug Authority]] (EDA)
  * [[European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines & HealthCare]] (EDQM)
  * [[Federal Service for Surveillance of Healthcare]]
  * [[Gulf Health Council]] (GHC)
  * [[Indonesian Food and Drug Authority]]
  * [[Instituto Nacional de Vigilancia de Medicamentos y Alimentos]] (INVIMA)
  * [[International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers & Associations]] (IFPMA)
  * [[International Pharmaceutical Excipients Council Federation]]
  * [[Iran Food and Drug Administration]] (IDFA)
  * [[Jordan Food and Drug Administration]] (JFDA)
  * [[Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency]] (MHRA)
  * [[Medicines and Medical Devices Agency]] (MMDA)
  * [[Ministry of Public Health of Lebanon]]
  * [[National Center for Expertise of Medicines and Medical Devices]] (NDDA)
  * [[National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency]] (NPRA)
  * [[Pan American Network for Drug Regulatory Harmonization]] (PANDRH)
  * [[Pharmaceutical Inspection Co-operation Scheme]] (PIC/S)
  * [[Scientific Centre of Drug and Medical Technology Expertise]]
  * [[South African Health Products Regulatory Authority]] (SAHPRA)
  * [[Southern African Development Community]] (SADC)
  * [[State Expert Center of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine]] (SECMOH)
  * [[Therapeutics Goods Administration]] (TGA)
  * [[United States Pharmacopeia]] (USP)
  * [[World Health Organization]] (WHO)
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