New Medicinal Products Act in Estonia
The new medicinal products act entered into force on 1 March 2005. The previous act from 1996, amended on several times has been repealed together with several lower implementing acts in full. The text of the new act is available in Estonian language, within couple of months the text in English will be published also on the website of Estonian State Agency of Medicines. Several new decrees from the Government of the Republic and from Minister of Social Affairs based on the new act have been also published in Estonian. The new act regulates manufacture, handling, distribution, marketing, prescribing, advertising and authorising of medicinal products (both human and veterinary) and gives the rules for supervision and liability.