Features

• The JAD database contains data on the medicinal products approved in Japan by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare for nine years - from 1999 to present. The latest additions to JAD are for June 2008.

• There are four categories of regulated medicinal products in Japan: drugs, medical devices, quasi-drugs and cosmetics. The JAD database contains data on "drugs" category - pharmaceutical, biologicals, contrast media, radiopharmaceuticals and combination products.

• The medicinal products are approved by the Japanese pharmaceutical regulatory authorities in four rounds annually: January, April, July and October. The new issues of the JAD follow the same pattern. The new data are added to the database generally within a week after the approval.

• The JAD is searchable in two different ways: from the search engine of the JKS Group web sites available for all users and visitors, and from the JAD-only search facility - available only to the JAD subscribers.

Structure

• The JAD Database consists of 3 main parts: 1) JAD Basic; 2) JAD Extended Databases; and 3) JAD Resources (click on the link below to see a visual representation) - see structure overview

• The entries in JAD Basic Database contain the following information: maker/importer, brand name, generic name, formulation, packaging, doses, name of generics variants, co-marketer/co-promoters, availability of Package Insert (PI), Approval Review (AR), Summary Basis of Approval (SBA), other Retrievable Documents (RD) and comments (if applicable).

• JAD Extended Databases at present consist of 5 databases: JAD Orphan Drug Designations (JAD-ODD), JAD Japan Master Files (JAD-MF), JAD Accredited Foreign Manufacturers (JAD-AFM), JAD Submitted for Approval (JAD-SUB) and JAD Profiles of Approved Drugs (JAD-PRO Beta)as either database is available for a separate subscription or in combination with JAD Basic. Visit the demo site for more information. For a screenshot view, click on the link below to have snapshots of user experience.

• JAD Resources as a part of JAD are not available for a separate subscription, access is free for the registered users of JAD Database.

For More Information

• Contact us

• All inquiries regarding the content and updates of the JAD Database should be sent by email to Regulatory Dept. at regulatory(at)jouhoukoukai.com.