PMDA

The Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (独立行政法人医薬品医療機器総合機構) is a Japanese governmental organization, similar in function to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the United States or the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency in the United Kingdom or the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) in India or the European Medicines Agency in Europe.

Among other things, the agency is tasked with the following.