News

Rigvir marketing authorisation suspended; information for current patients

03.07.2019.

Use of medicinal product permitted, if the doctor and patient take full responsibility. On 30 May 2019, the State Agency of Medicines (Agency) suspended marketing authorisation of the medicinal product “Rigvir solution...

The 2018 Annual Report of the State Agency of Medicines

28.06.2019.

The State Agency of Medicines has published its Annual Report of the year 2018 which summarizes information regarding the operation of the Agency during the previous year.

Changes in reception hours of the State Agency of Medicines

11.06.2019.

Please be informed that from 17 June 2019 the reception hours of the State Agency of Medicines (address: Jersikas iela 15, Riga) will be 9.00 – 11.00 AM. Consultations with the Agency experts: please request the...

Dear Clients! Please be informed how to contact the Agency today

22.05.2019.

Updated news: today 2:06 PM Please be informed that contacting the State Agency of Medicines of Latvia by phone is now possible as the technical issues have been solved. The State Agency of Medicines (SAM) of Latvia...

Changes in office hours of the State Agency of Medicines

24.04.2019.

Please be informed that on 30 April and 3 May 2019 working hours of the State Agency of Medicines will be 8.30 – 15.00. Reception hours will be 9.00 – 12.30. On 1 May and 6 May 2019 the State Agency of Medicines will be...

The Baltic meeting took place in Vilnius

24.04.2019.

The meeting of the Baltic States medicines agencies took place on 11th of April 2019 in Vilnius, Lithuania. Representatives of Lithuanian, Latvian and Estonian medicines agencies, both human and veterinary medicines, and...

Changes in office hours of the State Agency of Medicines

17.04.2019.

Please be informed that on 18 April 2019 working hours of the State Agency of Medicines will be 8.30 – 15.00. Reception hours will be 9.00 – 12.30. On 19 April and 22 April 2019 the State Agency of Medicines will be...

BREXIT: regarding performance of pharmacovigilance responsibilities

12.03.2019.

The State Agency of Medicines would like to draw your attention to the following requirements regarding the Qualified person responsible for pharmacovigilance (QPPV) and Pharmacovigilance system master file (PSMF)...

Updated information regarding submission and agreement of educational materials and direct healthcare professional communications with SAM

12.03.2019.

Please note that information provided by the State Agency of Medicines (SAM) for marketing authorisation holders has been updated on 1 March 2019. Changes have been made to the documents issued on 20 February 2017...