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Malta: Medicines Authority
Audience: administrators-policy, researchers-scientists ยท Review state: published
The national authority
The Medicines Authority is Malta's national regulator for medicines and related health products, operating under the Ministry for Health.
Malta's market sits inside the European single market, and as a small member state the authority relies heavily on European procedures while running its own licensing and inspection functions.
How products enter the market
Medicines are authorized mainly through European procedures, with national routes for local needs, after evaluation of quality, safety and efficacy, and establishments are licensed and inspected.
Post-market work includes pharmacovigilance, quality-defect handling and public safety communications.
Regional and international role
The authority is a member of the European regulatory network and shows how a small state takes part in shared regulation.
Its reliance on shared European assessment makes it a useful example of regulatory work-sharing in small markets.
Using this profile
The authority publishes regulations, registers and alerts in English and Maltese through its official portal, which is the primary source for current rules and listed in this profile's internal reference record.
For cross-country comparison: Malta illustrates small-state work-sharing: relying on shared European assessment while keeping national licensing and inspection.
Limitations
Educational profile of a national regulatory system, current as of drafting. It simplifies routes and classes and is not legal, regulatory, or clinical advice. Filing and compliance decisions must be confirmed against the authority's current published rules and, where needed, professional regulatory counsel.