Swissmedic monitors all therapeutic products on the market in Switzerland. Our independent experts ensure the therapeutic products you and your loved ones need are effective, safe and of the highest quality.
Pharmacopeia: The rulebook on the quality of safe and effective medicinal products
Do you know what the pharmacopoeia is?
To ensure medicinal products are safe, high quality and effective, the requirements first have to be defined. The pharmacopoeia plays an important role in this.
Illegal medicinal products from the Internet
Find out in this video why you should be careful when buying medicinal products online, and what happens if customs officials discover that a consignment addressed to you contains illegally imported medicinal products.
What is a medical device? How do medical devices come onto the market? How do you recognise a medical device? Based on examples, our videos answer these and a number of other questions.
Swissmedic is the Swiss authority responsible for the authorisation and supervision of therapeutic products. Swissmedic's activities are based on the Law on Therapeutic Products.
