What is European Medicines Agency?
The '''European Medicines Agency''' ('''EMA''') is an agency of the [[European Union]]. It manages the [[evaluation]] and quality of [[pharmaceutical]] products. It started in 1995. The idea was to make it easier for companies to sell medicines in all the different countries without having to meet different rules in each one. It also encourages competition across borders. Until 2019 it was in London, but after [[Brexit]] it moved to [[Amsterdam]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=EMA|date=2018-09-17|title=Brexit: the United Kingdom's withdrawal from European Union|url=https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/about-us/history-ema/brexit-united-kingdoms-withdrawal-european-union|access-date=2023-08-05|website=European Medicines Agency|language=en}}</ref> It checks the safety of medicines through a [[pharmacovigilance]] network which collects [[adverse drug reaction]] reports. ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Agencies of the European Union]] [[Category:Organizations based in the Netherlands]] [[Category:Pharmacology]] [[Category:Medical and health organizations]] {{europe-stub}}