Food and Drug Administration (FDA):
http://www.fda.gov
A key reference for regulatory issues (United States) for (bio)pharmaceutical development and production. Also contains information on approved products.
BIO:
http://www.bio.org
Home page of the biotechnology industry organization. Also contains many excellent links.
Pharmaceutical researchers and manufacturers of America:
http://www.phrma.org
Excellent site, providing information on a wide range of pharmaceutical issues, including reports such as the annual ‘Biotechnology Medicines in Development’ series.
Drug Information Association (DIA):
http://www.diahome.org
Home page of the DIA contains information on various facets of the pharmaceutical industry, including pharmaceutical biotechnology.
European Association of Pharma Biotechnology (EAPB):
http://www.eapb.org
Home page of the EAPB, containing selected pharmaceutical biotechnology information.
European Federation of Biotechnology (EFB):
http://www.efbweb.org
Home page of the EFB, containing information on various facets of biotechnology, including pharmaceutical biotechnology.
World Health Organization (WHO):
http://www.who.int/en/
Excellent although general site. Contains information regarding e.g. global disease incidence, vaccination/immunization, etc.
European Medicines Evaluation Agency (EMEA):
http://www.emea.eu.int
A key reference for regulatory issues (European) for biopharmaceutical development and production. Also contains information on approved products.
International Conference on Harmonization (ICH):
http://www.ich.org
The International Conference on Harmonization of Technical Requirements for Registration of Pharmaceuticals for Human Use (ICH), a unique project that brings together the regulatory authorities of Europe, Japan and the USA, and experts from the pharmaceutical industry.
Pharmacos (European Commission):
http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/pharmaceuticals/index_en.htm
Pharmaceuticals home page of the EC. Contains documents relating to various aspects of the European pharmaceutical industry, including the text of The Rules Governing Medicinal Products in the EU and a register of all approved pharmaceutical products.
US Patent Office:
http://www.uspto.gov
This site from the US government contains a wealth of information on patenting of materials and has a searchable database of patents.
European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines:
http://www.pheur.org
Houses information relating to various quality aspects of pharmaceuticals, including details of the European Pharmacopoeia.
United States Pharmacopoeia (USP):
http://www.usp.org
Houses information detailing the Pharmacopeia in the United States of America.
Japanese Pharmacopoeia:
http://jpdb.nihs.go.jp/jp14e/
Contains information detailing the Pharmacopeia in Japan.
INTERPOL:
http://www.interpol.int/Public/Drugs/default.asp
Facilitates cross-border police cooperation, and supports and assists all organizations, authorities and services whose mission is to prevent or combat international crime.
U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (US DEA):
http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/index.htm
Enforces the controlled substances laws and regulations of the United States and bring to the criminal and civil justice system of the US, those organizations involved in the growing, manufacture, or distribution of controlled substances appearing in or destined for illicit traffic; and to recommend and support non-enforcement programs.
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
http://www.cpsc.gov
An independent federal regulatory agency created to protect the public from unreasonable risks of injuries and deaths associated with some 15,000 types of consumer products.