Approved drugs

Medicinal products may only be marketed in Liechtenstein if their efficacy and safety have been proven and verified. With one exception, Liechtenstein automatically permits on its market the medicines approved by Swissmedic, the Swiss Agency for Therapeutic Products.

List of medicines approved in Switzerland

Exception:

Since June 1, 2005, Swissmedic approvals of medicines with new active ingredients are no longer automatically recognized in Liechtenstein. Recognition takes place only after a time delay, usually after 12 months. Thereby these medicinal products are included in the NCE negative list (= list of Swiss medicinal products with new active ingredients that are not approved in Liechtenstein).

Negative List 2023

Notification on delayed recognition of Swiss marketing authorizations for new drug substances in Liechtenstein

Because of its accession to the EEA, Liechtenstein  also adopts the medicines reviewed and approved by the EU in the centralized procedure and approves them for the Liechtenstein market.

Further technical information on centrally approved medicines can be found on the homepage of EMA (European public assessment reports) or on the list of centrally approved European medicines.

The agreement concerning the automatic recognition in Liechtenstein of human and veterinary medicinal products authorized or registered in Austria has been in force since December 1, 2010. Under the agreement, marketing authorizations for human and veterinary medicinal products are automatically recognized in Liechtenstein by the competent Austrian medicinal products authority, if the applicant so requests from the Austrian medicinal products authority.

Further information on the approval procedure can be found in the communication on the agreement between the governments of Austria and Liechtenstein concerning the automatic recognition in Liechtenstein of human and veterinary medicinal products approved or registered in Austria.

Notification for the Pharmaceutical Industry

Authorized medicines by Austria

The list of medicinal products approved by Austria and recognized in Liechtenstein and the associated expert information can be accessed here: Recognized medicines, approved by Austria