Which regulatory bodies control the clinical trials worldwide?
U.S. Food and Drug Administration under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services controls the clinical trials conduct in United States and to be marketed in the U.S. www.fda.gov The European Medicines Agency (EMEA) is a decentralized European agency for the evaluation of medicinal products for marketing authorization in Europe. http://www.emea.europa.eu/ The Therapeutic Goods Administration or TGA is the regulatory body for therapeutic goods (including medicines, medical devices, gene technology, and blood products) in Australia. It is a Division of the Australian Department of Health and Ageing. www.tga.gov.au In Japan, National Institute of Health Sciences (NIHS) conducts testing, research, and studies toward the proper evaluation of the quality, safety, and efficacy of pharmaceutical products, foods, and the numerous chemicals in the living environment. http://www.nihs.go.jp/english/nihs/index.
