Saudi FDA Licensing Director Hajed Hashan On CTD And Drug Licensing: An Interview With PharmAsia News
This article was originally published in PharmAsia News
Executive Summary
As licensing director of the Saudi Food and Drug Administration, Dr. Hajed Hashan plays a key role in the largest pharmaceutical market in the Gulf region and one of the largest in the Middle East. Established in 2004, SFDA has recently initiated several changes aimed at standardizing its filing and registration process and making SFDA the leading regional health regulator. Along the sidelines of the Drug Information Association's Middle East Regulatory Conference in Amman, Jordan, Hashan spoke to PharmAsia News about some of SFDA's newest initiatives, regulatory challenges and the pharmaceutical environment in the kingdom.