Agence Française de Sécurité Sanitaire des Produits de Santé

English translation: French Medicines Agency

17:08 Mar 9, 2004

French to English translations [PRO]
Medical: Pharmaceuticals / diseases

French term or phrase: Agence Française de Sécurité Sanitaire des Produits de Santé

easy for those who know

Jonathan MacKerron

English translation:French Medicines Agency

Explanation:
the French equivalent of the FDA

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Martine Ascensio
France
Local time: 06:27

Grading comment

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Summary of answers provided

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French Medicines Agency

Martine Ascensio

AFSSAPS (French Agency for the Sanitary Safety of Health Products)

Helen Genevier

4 +1

AFSSAPS (French FDA)

sarahl (X)

see comments

Hervé du Verle

Some possibilities....

Aisha Maniar

Discussion entries: 1

Answers

10 mins confidence:

Some possibilities....

Explanation:
French Agency for Health Safety of Healthcare Products
http://www.fournier.com.pl/servlet/srt/fournier/portail/dynP...

French Health Products Safety Agency
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hpfb-dgpsa/inspectorate/mrasupdate_ne...

French Administration for the Health Safety of Health Products
http://www.boiron.com/en/htm/03-produits/intro.htm.

Evidently no standard translation exists in English. Personally, if the context of the text is blatant enough or is for professionals who may know better, I would leave the French name of the organisation in; if the context requires more elucidation, then I would add something such as the above translations into English in parenthesis.
hth, Aisha

Aisha Maniar
Native speaker of:

English

10 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

French Medicines Agency

Explanation:
the French equivalent of the FDA

Martine Ascensio
France
Local time: 06:27
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

French
PRO pts in category: 24

Grading comment

Thanks!

14 mins confidence:

AFSSAPS (French Agency for the Sanitary Safety of Health Products)

Explanation:
There are lots of variants, but my agent has specifically asked me to use this one.
If explanation is needed can say it's the equivalent to the British MHRA (Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency), though this is rarely needed.

Helen Genevier
France
Local time: 06:27
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 289

16 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

AFSSAPS (French FDA)

Explanation:
If your client is American.

sarahl (X)
Local time: 21:27
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

French
PRO pts in category: 63

4 hrs confidence:

see comments

Explanation:
If formal document (pharmaceutical industry...) quote : the Agence Françise de Sécurité Sanitaire des produits de Santé (AFSSAPS, the French Health Products Safety Agency) .../...
If informal document (paper, publication, etc) : quote the english equivalent and (AFSSAPS) between brackets. or full name if targeted to non specialist readers.

Hervé du Verle
Local time: 00:27
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

French
PRO pts in category: 44

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