Questions and links

General enquiries

Frequently-asked questions relating to the authorisation of herbal and complementary medicinal products are answered under FAQ:

General enquiries about the authorisation of herbal and complementary medicinal products can be submitted in writing using the General information contact form:

Further contact details including addresses, telephone numbers and business hours are listed on the Contact page. Adverse drug reactions can also be reported using the Contact page.

Media enquiries should be sent to the Media Unit.


Documents and forms

All relevant documents (e.g. guidance documents, forms, templates and links to more detailed information) relating to the authorisation of complementary and herbal medicinal products and to variations and extensions can be accessed using the following links:


Lists and directories

Lists of medicinal products, such as the list of authorised human medicinal products (including herbal medicinal products and complementary medicinal products with and without indication (other than notification procedure)) and the list of complementary medicinal products without indication in the notification procedure can be accessed using the following link:


Further links

The areas Clinical trials, Licensing, Authorisations, Special categories and Market surveillance, which apply equally to all human medicinal products, can be accessed using the following link:

eGov services can be accessed via the eGov Portal. Information and links to the eSubmissions and GMP/GDP services and to the professional applications ElViS and MESA can be accessed using the corresponding links:

Current general information can be found in the Swissmedic Journal or the newsletters:

Last modification 29.10.2024

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