AFFSAPS

French translation: Agence Française de Sécurité Sanitaire des Produits de Santé

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French term or phrase:AFSSAPS
Selected answer:Agence Française de Sécurité Sanitaire des Produits de Santé
Entered by: HelenG

21:53 Mar 23, 2006
French language (monolingual) [PRO]
Medical - Medical: Pharmaceuticals
French term or phrase: AFFSAPS
A French CRPV (comité regionale de pharmacovigilence) describes how on learning of a case suggesting an undesirable side effect "quelques jours après notre demande de modification d'information arriva à l'AFFSAPS".
Thomas Ochiltree
Local time: 08:15
l'Agence Française de Sécurité Sanitaire des Produits de Santé
Explanation:
Please see references below - Good luck!
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HelenG
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5 +5Agence française de sécurité sanitaire des produits de santé
Drmanu49
5 +2French sanitary safety agency for health products
Diane de Cicco
5Agence Française de securité sanitaire des produits de santé
Angela Dickson (X)
4l'Agence Française de Sécurité Sanitaire des Produits de Santé
HelenG


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l'Agence Française de Sécurité Sanitaire des Produits de Santé


Explanation:
Please see references below - Good luck!


    Reference: http://www.allergique.org/breve486.html
HelenG
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Native speaker of: English
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Agence Française de securité sanitaire des produits de santé


Explanation:
Obtained by Googling 'AFFSAPS france'


    Reference: http://agmed.sante.gouv.fr/
Angela Dickson (X)
United Kingdom
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Native speaker of: English
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French sanitary safety agency for health products


Explanation:
Agence française de sécurité sanitaire des produits de santé

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Note added at 5 mins (2006-03-23 21:58:59 GMT)
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French Sanitary Safety Agency for Health Products

You wanted it in English so...



Diane de Cicco
France
Local time: 13:15
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Gina W: uh yeah, this is the only English answer, as far as I can tell...;)
3 hrs

agree  Louise Kerrigan: French agency for the safety of health products
19 hrs
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Agence française de sécurité sanitaire des produits de santé


Explanation:
Agence française de sécurité sanitaire des produits de santé ...
Cette agence se consacre à assurer la sécurité sanitaire des médicaments et des produits biologiques et aussi des dispositifs médicaux en France.
agmed.sante.gouv.fr/ - 63k - 22 mar 2006

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Note added at 17 mins (2006-03-23 22:10:19 GMT)
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When we use this acronym we do not translate it but usually give its equivalent in the target country.

in the USA, the FDA's Department of Health and Human Services

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Note added at 19 mins (2006-03-23 22:12:29 GMT)
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In the same way, we would not translate FDA... etc.


    agmed.sante.gouv.fr/ - 63k - 22 mar 2006
Drmanu49
France
Local time: 13:15
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench

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agree  ACOZ (X)
10 mins
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agree  sporran
18 mins
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agree  Angela Dickson (X): agree, an explanation of what it does is sufficient
33 mins
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agree  df49f (X)
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agree  Dr Sue Levy (X)
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  -> Thank you Sue
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