Swissmedic Annual Report 2017: achieving success through collaboration
According to Stéphane Rossini, incoming Chairman of the Agency Council, the culture of collaboration will remain a factor in ensuring that Switzerland is successful in retaining a high-quality medicines control system: “A globalised economy and the international consumption of therapeutic products entail synergies and collaboration.”
According to Stéphane Rossini, incoming Chairman of the Agency Council, the culture of collaboration will remain a factor in ensuring that Switzerland is successful in retaining a high-quality medicines control system: “A globalised economy and the international consumption of therapeutic products entail synergies and collaboration.”
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Number of authorisations by dispensing category as at end <strong>2017</strong><br />
Dispensing category/ Authorised medicinal products<br />
Number of authorised medicinal products<br />
A Dispensed once only on medical or veterinary prescription 1,769<br />
B Dispensed on medical or veterinary prescription 3,783<br />
B/C Dispensed on medical or veterinary prescription / 34<br />
after expert advice from medical personnel<br />
B/D Dispensed on medical or veterinary prescription / 47<br />
after expert advice<br />
C Dispensed after expert advice from medical personnel 577<br />
C/D Dispensed after expert advice from medical personnel / 24<br />
Dispensed after expert advice<br />
D Dispensed after expert advice 1,898<br />
E Dispensed without expert advice 164<br />
Total 8,296<br />
Homeopathic and anthroposophic medicinal products without indication<br />
authorised by the notification procedure as at end <strong>2017</strong><br />
Single products 11,047<br />
Combined products 1078<br />
<strong>Swissmedic</strong> as an agency<br />
Staff headcount at year end 424<br />
Full-time positions at year end 349<br />
Total women 56.8 %<br />
Total men 43.2 %<br />
Staff working part time (part time is defined as working up to 89 % of a full-time post) 49.1 %<br />
Average age of staff 48.7<br />
Women 47.1<br />
Men 50.8<br />
Fluctuation rate 3.8 %<br />
Language distribution<br />
German 84.1 %<br />
French 12.1 %<br />
Italian 3.8 %<br />
Rhaeto-Romanic 0 %
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