This article is related to various association
or group of countries and its members. Some of the group countries are formed or
termed based on their specific geographic locations. Some groups like PEPFAR
are formed based on prevalence of single disease throughout the country and to
provide aid to such countries in reducing the disease. Countries mentioned in
this article are referred on daily basis in fields of regulatory, business
development, marketing, commercial etc. Below are the few groups of countries
to be discussed in brief:
- ASEAN
- APAC
- CIS
- EUROPE
- FWA
- GCC
- LATAM
- MENA
- ZAZIBONA
ASEAN countries:
Long form
of ASEAN is Association of South East
Asian Nations. ASIAN countries are much different and should not be
confused with ASEAN countries. ASEAN countries follow a common format for
registration of dossiers which is termed as ACTD guidelines. Following are 10
member nations of ASEAN countries.
1. Brunei Darussalam
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6. Myanmar
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2. Cambodia
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7. Philippines
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3. Indonesia
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8. Singapore
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4. Lao PDR (Peoples Dominic Republic)
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9. Thailand
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5. Malaysia
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10. Vietnam
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APAC countries
APAC stands for Asia Pacific countries and includes regions from East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia and Oceana. Below are the main countries which are part of APAC.
1. Afghanistan
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11. Fiji
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21. North Korea
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2. Australia
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12. India
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22. Pakistan
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3. Bangladesh
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13. Indonesia
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23. Peru
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4. Bhutan
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14. Japan
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24. Philippines
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5. Brunei Darussalam
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15. Laos
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25. Russia
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6. Myanmar
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16. Malaysia
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26. Singapore
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7. Cambodia
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17. Maldives
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27. South Korea
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8. Canada
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18. Mongolia
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28. Sri Lanka
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9. China
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19. Nepal
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29. Thailand
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10. Chile
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20. New Zealand
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30. Vietnam
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CIS countries
CIS long form is Commonwealth Independent
States. It was created in December 1991. Below are the countries which are
member states of CIS
1. Azerbaijan
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6. Moldova
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2. Belarus
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7. Russia
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3. Kazakhstan
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8. Tajikistan
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4. Kyrgyzstan
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9. Uzbekistan
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5. Armenia
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EUROPE
Europe is one of the highly
regulated markets in drug regulatory field. With a scope for huge business
opportunities, all major pharmaceutical companies focus on Europe markets. Below
are the member states of European Union:
1. Austria
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11. Germany
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21. Malta
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2. Belgium
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12. Greece
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22. Netherlands
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3. Bulgaria
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13. Hungary
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23. Norway
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4. Croatia
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14. Iceland
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24. Poland
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5. Cyprus
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15. Ireland
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25. Portugal
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6. Czechia
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16. Italy
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26. Romania
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7. Denmark
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17. Latvia
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27. Slovakia
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8. Estonia
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18. Liechtenstein
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28. Spain
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9. Finland
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19. Lithuania
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29. Sweden
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10. France
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20. Luxembourg
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30. United Kingdom
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FWA countries
FWA stands for French West Africa. These are
African countries which were colonies of France before second world war and
hence is the name French West Africa. following are the countries of French
West Africa:
1. Senegal
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5. Benin
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2. Mali
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6. Burkina Faso
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3. Guinea
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7. Niger
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4. Ivory Coast
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8. Mauritania
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GCC counties
GCC means Gulf Cooperation council. Six
countries of Gulf region came together for effective coordination, integration
and interconnection in order to achieve unity. Below are the six member states
of GCC:
1. United Arab Emirates (UAE)
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4. Sultanate of Oman (Oman)
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2. Kingdom of Bahrain (Bahrain)
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5. State of Qatar (Qatar)
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3. Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Saudi Arabia)
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6. State of Kuwait (Kuwait)
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LATAM counties
LATAM is Latin-American countries.
13 dependencies and 20 countries make up LATAM group.
1. Brazil
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14. Honduras
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2. Mexico
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15. Paraguay
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3. Columbia
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16. El Salvador
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4. Argentina
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17. Nicaragua
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5. Peru
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18. Panama
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6. Venezuela
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19. Costa Rica
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7. Chile
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20. Puerto Rica
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8. Guatemala
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21. Uruguay
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9. Ecuador
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22. Guadeloupe
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10. Cuba
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23. Martinique
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11. Bolivia
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24. French Guiana
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12. Haiti
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25. Saint Martin
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13. Dominican Republic
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26. Saint Barthelme
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MENA countries
MENA stands for Middle East and
North Africa countries. 19 member states constitute for MENA as follows
1. Algeria
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11. Morocco
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2. Bahrain
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12. Oman
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3. Djibouti
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13. Qatar
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4. Egypt
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14. Saudi Arabia
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5. Iran
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15. Syria
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6. Iraq
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16. Tunisia
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7. Jordan
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17. United Arab Emirates
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8. Kuwait
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18. West Bank and Gaza
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9. Lebanon
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19. Yemen
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10. Libya
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20. Morocco
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ZAZIBONA countries
The ZAZIBONA process
is a collaboration between national medicines regulatory authorities (NMRAs) in
Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. So as the name suggests, below are the
4 countries of ZAZIBONA
1. Zambia
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3. Botswana
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2. Zimbabwe
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4. Namibia
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