Committees

PRAC members

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) publishes details of the members and alternates of its Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC).

The PRAC consists of:

  • a chair, elected by serving PRAC members;
  • one member and an alternate nominated by each of the EU Member States;
  • one member and an alternate nominated by each of the EEA-EFTA States;
  • six independent scientific experts nominated by the European Commission;
  • one member and one alternate representing patients organisations nominated by the European Commission;
  • one member and an alternate representing healthcare professionals nominated by the European Commission.

All members and alternates serve on the committee for a once renewable three year period.

List of members and alternates

The list includes each member's and alternate's:

  • affiliation;
  • curriculum vitae;
  • declaration of interests and confidentiality undertaking.

For more information on EMA's policy on handling competing interests for committee members, see Handling competing interests.

For contact details, please refer to the affiliated organisations of individual committee members.

Members

Members nominated by the Member States

Independent scientific experts nominated by the European Commission

Members representing patients' organisations nominated by the European Commission

Members representing healthcare professionals nominated by the European Commission

Chair

Name
Sabine Straus
Affiliation
Medicines Evaluation Board
Address
P. O. Box 8275, 3503 RG Utrecht, NETHERLANDS
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Vice-chair

Name
Martin Huber
Affiliation
Federal Institute For Drugs And Medical Devices
Address
Kurt-Georg-Kiesinger-Allee 3, Plittersdorf, 53175 Bonn, GERMANY
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Members nominated by Member States

    Liechtenstein has delegated its task related to PRAC to another Member State, as foreseen in Article 61a (2) of Regulation (EC) No 726/2004, as amended by Regulation (EU) No 1235/2010. It was mutually agreed that Austria will take over Liechtenstein’s tasks in the PRAC.

Austria

Member

Name
Jan Neuhauser
Affiliation
BASG - Bundesamt für Sicherheit im Gesundheitswesen
Address
Traisengasse 5, Brigittenau, 1200 Vienna, AUSTRIA
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Alternate

Name
Sonja Hrabcik
Affiliation
BASG - Bundesamt für Sicherheit im Gesundheitswesen
Address
Traisengasse 5, Brigittenau, 1200 Vienna, AUSTRIA
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Belgium

Member

Awaiting Nomination.

Alternate

Name
Jo Robays
Affiliation
Federal Agency For Medicines And Health Products
Address
Eurostation 2, Victor Hortaplein 40, 1060 Brussels, BELGIUM
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Bulgaria

Member

Name
Maria Popova-Kiradjieva
Affiliation
Bulgarian Drug Agency
Address
Ul. Damyan Gruev 8, 1303 Sofia, BULGARIA
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Alternate

Name
Julian Eftimov
Affiliation
Bulgarian Drug Agency
Address
Ul. Damyan Gruev 8, 1303 Sofia, BULGARIA
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CROATIA

Member

Awaiting Nomination.

Alternate

Name
Željana Margan Koletić
Affiliation
Agency For Medicinal Products And Medical Devices Of Croatia
Address
Ksaverska Cesta 4, Zagreb, 10000 Grad Zagreb, CROATIA
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Cyprus

Member

Awaiting Nomination.

Alternate

Name
Panagiotis Psaras
Affiliation
Pharmaceutical Services Ministry Of Health
Address
Pharmaceutical Services, 1475 Nicosia, CYPRUS
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CZECHIA

Member

Awaiting Nomination.

Alternate

Name
Jana Lukacisinova
Affiliation
State Institute For Drug Control
Address
Srobarova 48, 100 41 Prague 10, CZECHIA
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Denmark

Member

Name
Anette Kirstine Stark
Affiliation
Danish Medicines Agency
Address
Axel Heides Gade 1, 2300 Copenhagen S, DENMARK
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Alternate

Name
Marie Louise Schougaard Christiansen
Affiliation
Danish Medicines Agency
Address
Axel Heides Gade 1, 2300 Copenhagen S, DENMARK
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Estonia

Member

Name
Maia Uusküla
Affiliation
State Agency Of Medicines
Address
Nooruse Tn 1, Tartu linn, 50411 Tartu Linn, ESTONIA
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Alternate

Name
Krõõt Aab
Affiliation
State Agency Of Medicines
Address
Nooruse Tn 1, Tartu linn, 50411 Tartu Linn, ESTONIA
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Finland

Member

Awaiting Nomination.

Alternate

Name
Kimmo Jaakkola
Affiliation
Finnish Medicines Agency
Address
P. O. Box 55, 00034 Helsinki, FINLAND
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France

Member

Awaiting Nomination.

Alternate

Name
Nathalie Gault
Affiliation
National Agency For The Safety Of Medicine And Health Products
Address
143 To 147 Boulevard Anatole France, 93285 St Denis Cedex, FRANCE
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Germany

Member

Name
Martin Huber
Affiliation
Federal Institute For Drugs And Medical Devices
Address
Kurt-Georg-Kiesinger-Allee 3, Plittersdorf, 53175 Bonn, GERMANY
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Alternate

Name
Gabriele Maurer
Affiliation
Paul-Ehrlich-Institut
Address
Paul-Ehrlich-Strasse 51-59, Industriegebiet, 63225 Langen (Hesse), GERMANY
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Greece

Member

Awaiting Nomination.

Alternate

Name
Georgia Gkegka
Affiliation
National Organization For Medicines
Address
Anthias 284, 155 62 Ekali, GREECE
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Hungary

Member

Awaiting Nomination.

Alternate

Name
Melinda Palfi
Affiliation
Országos Gyógyszerészeti és Élelmezés-egészségügyi Intézet
Address
PO Box 450, 1372 Budapest, HUNGARY
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Iceland

Member

Name
Guðrún Stefánsdóttir
Affiliation
Icelandic Medicines Agency
Address
Vinlandsleid 14, 113 Reykjavik, ICELAND
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Alternate

Name
Guðrún Þengilsdóttir
Affiliation
Icelandic Medicines Agency
Address
Vinlandsleid 14, 113 Reykjavik, ICELAND
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Ireland

Member

Name
Rhea Fitzgerald
Affiliation
Health Products Regulatory Authority
Address
Kevin O Malley House, Earlsfort Centre, Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2, D02 XP77, IRELAND
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Alternate

Name
Eamon O Murchu
Affiliation
Health Products Regulatory Authority
Address
Kevin O Malley House, Earlsfort Centre, Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2, D02 XP77, IRELAND
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Italy

Member

Awaiting Nomination.

Alternate

Name
Valentina Di Giovanni
Affiliation
Italian Medicines Agency
Address
Via Del Tritone 181, 00187, Rome, ITALY
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Latvia

Member

Name
Zane Neikena
Affiliation
State Agency Of Medicines
Address
Jersikas Iela 15, 1003 Riga, LATVIA
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Alternate

Name
Zane Stade
Affiliation
State Agency Of Medicines
Address
Jersikas Iela 15, 1003 Riga, LATVIA
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Lithuania

Member

Awaiting Nomination.

Alternate

Name
Lina Seibokiene
Affiliation
State Medicines Control Agency
Address
Zirmunu G. 139a, Vilniaus M. Sav., 09120 Vilnius, LITHUANIA
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Luxembourg

Member

Name
Nadine Petitpain
Affiliation
Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire
Address
Rue du Morvan, 54500 Vandoeuvre-Les-Nancy, FRANCE
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Alternate

Name
Anne-Cecile Vuillemin
Affiliation
Ministry Of Health
Address
Villa Louvigny, Allee Marconi, Parc de la Ville, 1er etage, 2120 Luxemburg, LUXEMBOURG
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Netherlands

Member

Awaiting Nomination.

Alternate

Name
Liana Gross-Martirosyan
Affiliation
Medicines Evaluation Board
Address
P. O. Box 8275, 3503 RG Utrecht, NETHERLANDS
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Norway

Member

Name
David Olsen
Affiliation
Norwegian Medicines Agency
Address
Stroemsveien 96, 0663 Oslo, NORWAY
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Alternate

Name
Pernille Harg
Affiliation
Norwegian Medicines Agency
Address
Stroemsveien 96, 0663 Oslo, NORWAY
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Poland

Member

Awaiting Nomination.

Alternate

Name
Katarzyna Ziolkowska
Affiliation
Office For Registration Of Medicinal Products Medical Devices And Biocidal Products
Address
Ul. Aleje Jerozolimskie 181c, 02-222 Warsaw, POLAND
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Portugal

Member

Name
Ana Sofia Diniz Martins
Affiliation
National Authority Of Medicines And Health Products
Address
Avenida Do Brasil 53, 1749-004 Lisbon, PORTUGAL
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Alternate

Name
Inês Ribeiro-Vaz
Affiliation
National Authority Of Medicines And Health Products
Address
Avenida Do Brasil 53, 1749-004 Lisbon, PORTUGAL
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Romania

Member

Awaiting Nomination.

Alternate

Name
Irina Sandu
Affiliation
National Authority Of Medicines And Medical Devices
Address
Strada Mr. Av. Sanatescu Stefan 48, 011478 Bucharest, ROMANIA
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SLOVAKIA

Member

Awaiting Nomination.

Alternate

Name
Miroslava Gocova
Affiliation
State Institute For Drug Control
Address
Kvetna 11, Ruzinov, 821 08 Bratislava, SLOVAKIA
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Slovenia

Member

Name
Polona Golmajer
Affiliation
Agency For Medicinal Products And Medical Devices Of The Republic Of Slovenia
Address
Slovenceva Ulica 22, 1000 Ljubljana, SLOVENIA
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Alternate

Name
Milena Radoha-Bergoc
Affiliation
Agency For Medicinal Products And Medical Devices Of The Republic Of Slovenia
Address
Slovenceva Ulica 22, 1000 Ljubljana, SLOVENIA
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Spain

Member

Awaiting Nomination.

Alternate

Name
Monica Martinez Redondo
Affiliation
The Spanish Agency Of Medicines And Medical Devices
Address
Edificio 8, Calle Campezo 1, Poligono Las Mercedes, 28022 Madrid, SPAIN
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Sweden

Member

Name
Mari Thorn
Affiliation
Medical Products Agency
Address
Box 26, 751 03 Uppsala, SWEDEN
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Alternate

Name
Ulla Wändel Liminga
Affiliation
Medical Products Agency
Address
Dag Hammarskjolds Vag 42, Uppsala Science Park, 752 37 Uppsala, SWEDEN
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Independent scientific experts nominated by the European Commission

Name
Maria Teresa Herdeiro
Affiliation
Ibimed Institute Of Biomedicine
Address
Agra do Crasto, 3810-193 Aveiro, PORTUGAL
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Name
Tania Schink
Affiliation
Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology - BIPS
Address
Achterstrasse 30, 28359 Bremen, GERMANY
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Name
Hedvig Marie Egeland Nordeng
Affiliation
University Of Oslo
Address
P. O. Box 1068, 0316 Oslo, NORWAY
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Name
Milou-Daniel Drici
Affiliation
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Nice
Address
30 Avenue de la Voie Romaine CS 51069, 06001 Nice, FRANCE
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Name
Annalisa Capuano
Address
Via Costantinopoli,16, 80138, Naples, ITALY
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Name
Patricia McGettigan
Address
Queen Mary University of London, Clinical Pharmacology,, John Vane Building, Charterhouse Square, London, EC1M 6BQ, UNITED KINGDOM
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Members representing patients' organisations nominated by the European Commission

Member

Name
Declan Noone
Affiliation
European Haemophilia Consortium
Address
Nijverheidsstraat 10, 1000 Brussels, BELGIUM
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Alternate

Name
Marko Korenjak
Affiliation
European Liver Patients Association (ELPA)
Address
Schuman Roundabout 2-4, Level 6, B-1040 Brussels, BELGIUM
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Members representing healthcare professionals nominated by the European Commission

Member

Name
Roberto Frontini
Affiliation
Association Of Hospital Pharmacists
Address
Boulevard Brand Whitlock 87, 1200 Brussels, BELGIUM
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Alternate

Name
Salvatore Antonio Giuseppe Messana
Address
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