Articles
1. What are the regulatory authorities with jurisdiction over drugs, biologicals, and medical devices in your country? Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport (Ministerie van Volksgezondheid, Welzijn en Sport) The policy and regulation of drugs (‘medicinal products’), biologicals and medical devices falls under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport. The Ministry…
Join industry executives in staying informed on the market access and HTA process in Portugal. 1. Which are the main actors involved in public procurement and tendering? Within the health sector, public procurement and tendering involve mostly the participation of entities pertaining to the NHS, namely public companies who manage public healthcare facilities, clinics, hospitals,…
53. What types of liability are recognized in your jurisdiction? Liability under Norwegian law can be distinguished between civil and criminal liability. Criminal liability may be incurred by anyone who violates penal provisions, either in the penal code, or provisions in other acts of legislation which is sanctioned with criminal liability. Civil liability can be…
Portugal Cuatrecasas October 2018
Data Requeriments: Portugal
Join industry executives in staying informed on the market access and HTA process in Portugal. 1. In addition to the clinical data obtained through clinical studies please list the data required for: a. Market approval The data that must be submitted varies according to the type of medicinal product and the applicable procedure. In any…
Portugal Cuatrecasas October 2018
Healthcare Actors and Payers: Portugal
Join industry executives in staying informed on the market access and HTA process in Portugal. 1.Which are the administrations, bodies and institutions in charge of public health in your country and what are their respective responsibilities? The most relevant administrations, bodies and institutions in charge of public health in Portugal are: • Ministry of Health…
1. Are clinical trials required to be conducted locally as a condition (stated or implicit) for marketing approval? No, clinical trials do not have to be conducted locally as a condition for marketing approval. This is not one of the prerequisite conditions for approval of the clinical trial protocol, which conditions are listed in Article…
1. What are the regulatory authorities with jurisdiction over drugs, biologicals, and medical devices in your country? The Ministry of Health and Care Services (Helse- og Omsorgsdepartementet, “HOD”) is the superior administrative authority in Norway, with jurisdiction over drugs, biologicals, and medical devices. The Norwegian Medical Products Agency (Direktoratet for medisinske produkter, “NOMA”), has…
Portugal Cuatrecasas October 2018
Healthcare System and Funding: Portugal
Join industry executives in staying informed on the market access and HTA process in Portugal. 1. Please make a general introduction to the public health sector in your country and its organization The Public sector is composed of the National Health Service (Serviço Nacional de Saúde), also referred as the NHS, and the central and…
Join industry executives in staying informed on the market access and HTA process in Portugal. 1. What are the pricing models, processes and principles for originator drugs? Prices of medicinal products are regulated by the System of Assessment of Health Technologies (SiNATS), approved by Decree-Law 97/2015, 1 June 2015, which established the provisions applicable to…
1. What are the regulatory requirements for traditional, herbal, complementary, or alternative medicines and devices? In principle, the regulatory framework set out in the previous Chapters applies. However, differing requirements or procedures apply for specific types of medicinal products. The Medicines Act distinguishes several types of medicinal products, including homeopathic medicinal products and herbal medicinal…
