General communications

22.06.2026

Meeting of the International Council for Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Pharmaceuticals for Human Use (ICH)

The Assembly of the ICH met in person on 2–3 June 2026 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, for its biannual meeting

19.06.2026

Revision of the Swissmedic Fees Ordinance on 1 July 2026

New fee schedule for charging by time

18.06.2026

Revised annex 3a TPLRO

Polysorbates as excipients of particular interest

12.06.2026

Swissmedic publishes its Annual Report and financial statements for 2025

Federal Council approves Swissmedic’s Annual Report and financial statements

08.06.2026

Studies by Swissmedic, University Hospital Zurich and the University of Zurich have analysed the assessment of cancer drugs

Successful collaboration in the analysis of authorisation data for oncology drugs over the last 20 years in Switzerland

01.06.2026

Updated guidelines for quality assurance in transfusion practice

The second version of the guidelines has been updated and expanded

01.06.2026

swissdamed Webinar: How to register and manage medical device data in swissdamed

Presentation and recording now available

01.06.2026

Changes to the Project Orbis guidance document

Project Orbis guidance document updated

01.04.2026

New: FAQs – Questions and answers on the risk management of human medicinal products

Swissmedic is supplementing its existing guidance documents with a structured collection of FAQs on key requirements and procedures relating to the risk management of human medicinal products

13.03.2026

Protection against designer drugs: Further psychoactive substances prohibited

New synthetic drugs can harbour considerable health risks

01.03.2026

Changes to the Guidance document Product information for human medicinal products

Swissmedic specifies the requirements for the presentation of undesirable effects and interactions and adds information on environmental and disposal aspects

01.03.2026

Changes to the Guidance document Authorisation human medicinal product under Art. 13 TPA

Update of the Guidance document Authorisation human medicinal product under Art. 13 TPA

01.03.2026

Authorisation of biosimilars in Switzerland

Swissmedic's stance regarding the EMA Draft Reflection paper on a tailored clinical approach in biosimilar development

17.02.2026

Authorisations of human medicinal products with a new active substance and additional indications 2025

40 human medicinal products with new active substances authorised

16.02.2026

Illegal imports of medicinal products in 2025: more consignments, new products trends and increasing shipments from the EU

17 percent more illegal imports of medicinal products recorded than in 2024

01.02.2026

Updating of Annex 7 TPLRO – Revised list of variations

A revised list of variations according to Articles 21-24 TPO comes into force on 1 February 2026

01.02.2026

Changes to the Guidance document Drug Safety Signals HMP and the Signal Notification Form

The Guidance document Drug Safety Signals HMP has been comprehensively revised, its structure has been modified and its content has been clarified; in parallel, the Signal Notification Form has been revised and adapted to the new requirements

30.01.2026

Swiss Pharmacopoeia

from recipe book to mandatory quality standard

30.01.2026

Market surveillance of medical devices

Results of a Swissmedic focus campaign of importers

15.01.2026

Redundancy scheme for announced headcount reduction at Swissmedic approved

Agreement will permit socially acceptable implementation of staff reduction

13.01.2026

Reassessment of the safety of blood transfusions with regard to vCJD

New blood donation criteria from Swiss Transfusion SRC effective 1 February 2026

12.01.2026

Change in Swissmedic top management: Executive Director Vincenza Trivigno takes up her post

On 12 January 2026, Vincenza Trivigno will take up her post as Executive Director of Swissmedic

06.01.2026

Updating of Annex 7 TPLRO – Revised list of variations

A revised list of variations according to Articles 21-24 TPO comes into force on 1 February 2026

15.12.2025

Change to the review practice for medicinal products containing the active substance paclitaxel as paclitaxel albumin

Swissmedic is adapting its review practice for new applications for medicinal products containing the known active substance paclitaxel as paclitaxel albumin to the new EMA guideline

12.12.2025

Two new members appointed to Swissmedic Agency Council

These appointments are part of the process of re-electing the entire Agency Council for the 2026–2029 period

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