Cuban Regulatory Agency

National medicines regulatory authority of Cuba, founded in 1989 and based in Havana under the Ministry of Public Health, known as CECMED and recognised by the Pan American Health Organization as a regional reference authority. Registers and authorises medicines, vaccines, medical equipment and devices, releases vaccine and biological batches, inspects manufacturers for good manufacturing practice, licenses and oversees clinical trials, runs pharmacovigilance and market surveillance and operates its own control laboratory.