Badan Pengawas Obat dan Makanan BPOM | |
Agency overview | |
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Formed | 1936 |
Preceding agency |
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Jurisdiction | Government of Indonesia |
Headquarters | Jl. Percetakan Negara No.23, Central Jakarta 10520, Indonesia |
Agency executive |
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Website |
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The Indonesian Food and Drug Authority ( Indonesian: Badan Pengawas Obat dan Makanan, lit. 'Agency for Drug and Food Control'), Badan POM/BPOM, or Indonesian FDA is a government agency of Indonesia responsible for protecting public health through the control and supervision of prescription and over-the-counter pharmaceutical drugs (medication), vaccines, biopharmaceuticals, dietary supplements, food safety, traditional medicine and cosmetics. The task and purposes of this agency is similar to the USFDA.
The predecessor of BPOM was formed during the colonial period and was named de Dienst der Volksgezondheid (DVG). Operating under the auspices of the Dutch pharmaceutical company, DVG itself was in charge of producing chemical drugs as well as operating a pharmaceutical research center. In 1964, during the Guided Democracy era, DVG was nationalized and became the Pharmacy Inspectorate (Inspektorat Farmasi) of the Indonesian Ministry of Health. Three years later, it was renamed the Inspectorate of Pharmaceutical Affairs (Inspektorat Urusan Farmasi). In 1976, it was again renamed the Directorate General Drug and Food Control (Direktorat Jenderal Pengawasan Obat dan Makanan, Ditjen POM). [1]
In accordance with Presidential Decree No. 166/2000, the Directorate-General of Drug and Food Control was officially divested from the Ministry of Health to become an independent agency which reports directly to the president, though it continues to coordinate with the Ministry. [2] [1] Since 2017, BPOM has been regulated by Presidential Decree No. 80/2017. [3]
In 2020, the head of BPOM issued a decree regarding the standardization of English-language nomenclature used in reference to BPOM, which now includes an official translation of the agency name in English. [4] The agency was previously known in English as the National Agency for Drug and Food Control.
As stipulated in article 2 of Presidential Decree No. 80/2017, BPOM was tasked to execute government role in the field of drug and food control. [3]
According to article 3 of Presidential Decree No. 80/2017, BPOM has the following functions: [3]
Based on article 5 of Presidential Decree No. 80/2017, BPOM is organized into the following: [3]
BPOM has four centers, those are: [3]
BPOM has several Technical Implementation Units (TIUs) which spread across Indonesia. TIUs in NAFDC are Bureau (Balai Besar) and Office (Balai).
Badan Pengawas Obat dan Makanan BPOM | |
Agency overview | |
---|---|
Formed | 1936 |
Preceding agency |
|
Jurisdiction | Government of Indonesia |
Headquarters | Jl. Percetakan Negara No.23, Central Jakarta 10520, Indonesia |
Agency executive |
|
Website |
www |
The Indonesian Food and Drug Authority ( Indonesian: Badan Pengawas Obat dan Makanan, lit. 'Agency for Drug and Food Control'), Badan POM/BPOM, or Indonesian FDA is a government agency of Indonesia responsible for protecting public health through the control and supervision of prescription and over-the-counter pharmaceutical drugs (medication), vaccines, biopharmaceuticals, dietary supplements, food safety, traditional medicine and cosmetics. The task and purposes of this agency is similar to the USFDA.
The predecessor of BPOM was formed during the colonial period and was named de Dienst der Volksgezondheid (DVG). Operating under the auspices of the Dutch pharmaceutical company, DVG itself was in charge of producing chemical drugs as well as operating a pharmaceutical research center. In 1964, during the Guided Democracy era, DVG was nationalized and became the Pharmacy Inspectorate (Inspektorat Farmasi) of the Indonesian Ministry of Health. Three years later, it was renamed the Inspectorate of Pharmaceutical Affairs (Inspektorat Urusan Farmasi). In 1976, it was again renamed the Directorate General Drug and Food Control (Direktorat Jenderal Pengawasan Obat dan Makanan, Ditjen POM). [1]
In accordance with Presidential Decree No. 166/2000, the Directorate-General of Drug and Food Control was officially divested from the Ministry of Health to become an independent agency which reports directly to the president, though it continues to coordinate with the Ministry. [2] [1] Since 2017, BPOM has been regulated by Presidential Decree No. 80/2017. [3]
In 2020, the head of BPOM issued a decree regarding the standardization of English-language nomenclature used in reference to BPOM, which now includes an official translation of the agency name in English. [4] The agency was previously known in English as the National Agency for Drug and Food Control.
As stipulated in article 2 of Presidential Decree No. 80/2017, BPOM was tasked to execute government role in the field of drug and food control. [3]
According to article 3 of Presidential Decree No. 80/2017, BPOM has the following functions: [3]
Based on article 5 of Presidential Decree No. 80/2017, BPOM is organized into the following: [3]
BPOM has four centers, those are: [3]
BPOM has several Technical Implementation Units (TIUs) which spread across Indonesia. TIUs in NAFDC are Bureau (Balai Besar) and Office (Balai).