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168

substances in addition to cannabis are regulated as narcotics for medical use.

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15000

enquiries from the public and the therapeutic products sector were answered by the Swissmedic enquiry team in 2021.

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5

apprentices are currently being trained at Swissmedic as laboratory technicians (Federal VET Diploma) or as commercial employees (Federal VET Diploma) in various disciplines.

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53

radiopharmaceuticals are currently authorised in Switzerland. Of these, 5 are therapeutic and 48 are diagnostic radiopharmaceuticals.

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20

organisations are members of the Swissmedic patient and consumer organisations working group. Since 2021, 3 new members have joined.

The four risk classes for in vitro diagnostic medical devices (IVDs)
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A example: sample tube
B example: home pregnancy test
C example: breast cancer gene test
D example: HIV test
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1873

transfusion reactions

2634

near misses*/transfusion errors