Inspections

The Austrian Inspectorate

The tasks

• Inspecting manufacturers, laboratories, and distributors according to the Austrian Medicines Act (both human and verterinary), the Blood Safety Act and the Medical Devices Act, both routinely and ad hoc.
• Carrying out inspections of clinical trials according to the Medicines and Medical Devices Acts, inspections of ethics committees and pharmacovigilance systems, and ad-hoch inspections.
• Monitoring advertising in the medical market according to the Medicines Act.
• Reviewing narcotic and psychotropic substance balances.