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Organisational chart and departments

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NOMA consists of 24 units placed in five areas of responsibility (departments).

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    Organisation chart (PDF)

    Leadership

    The strategic leadership consists of Director General Audun Hågå and five strategic directors.

    Strategic leadership

    Director General

    Acting Deputy Director General

    Strategic director, Medical Product Assessment

    Strategic director, Health Economics and Analysis

    Strategic director, Medicines supply chain and medical devices

    Strategic director, Regulatory Affairs and Better Use of Medicines

    Strategic director, Organisational governance and development

    Randi Tandle

    Unit: Organisational governance and development

    90515401

    Randi.Tandle@noma.no

    ​​Department for medicinal product ​assessment

    The department is responsible for processes that give patients quick access to new, effective and safe medicines for humans and animals, and for promoting innovation and good research in the pharmaceutical area. The department consists of five units:

    Clinical trials and innovation

    Areas of expertise:

    • Approval and follow-up of clinical trials

    • Regulatory guidance

    List of employees i this unit

    Head of unit

    Ingvil Sæterdal, Head of Unit

    97087730

    Ingvil.Saeterdal@noma.no

    MA - human products

    Areas of expertise:

    • Investigation of medicines effectiveness in MA assessments for human pharmaceuticals

    List of employees in this unit

    Head of unit

     

    MA - human and veterinary products

    Areas of expertise:

    • Investigation of medicines effectiveness in MA assessments for human and veterinary pharmaceuticals
    • Investigation of drug safety and environmental impact in MA assessments for veterinary pharmaceuticals

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    Head of unit

    Pharmaceutical quality

    Areas of expertise:

    • Investigation of chemical and biological quality of pharmaceuticals in MA assessments

    List of employees in this unit

    Head of unit

    Pharmaceutical safety

    Areas of expertise:

    • Investigation of drug safety in MA assessments for human pharmaceuticals

    List of employees in this unit

    Head of unit

    Marie Louise Wiborg

    95216817

    Marie.Wiborg@noma.no

    ​​​Department for regulatory affairs and better use of medicines​​

    ​The department contributes to medicines being used correctly based on the needs of patients, healthcare personnel and society. The department also coordinates applications and changes linked to marketing authorization (MT) and product information.​

    The department is responsible for distributing structured drug data to, among other things, the e-prescription scheme and hospitals. The department consists of five units:

    Regulatory affairs before MA

    Areas of expertise:

    • Coordination of new MA assessment assignments in all procedures

    List of employees in this unit

    Berit Iversen

    Unit: Unit for regulatory affairs before MA

    Berit.Iversen@noma.no

    Regulatory affairs after MA

    Areas of expertise:

    • Coordination of existing MA assessment assignments in all procedures

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    Head of unit

    Adelheid A. Helling

    92441882

    AdelheidA.Helling@noma.no

    Medicinal product information

    Areas of expertise:

    • Issuance of market authorisations
    • Approval of Norwegian product information for pharmaceuticals

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    Head of unit

    Distribution of data on medicinal products

    Areas of expertise:

    • Prescription and information support (FEST)
    • SPOR programme
    •  NoMA medicine database

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    Head of unit

    Better use of medicines

    Areas of expertise:

    • Adverse drug reactions
    • Medical advice
    • E-cigarettes
    • Private import of medicines
    • Hemovigilance

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    Head of unit

    Department for health economics and analysis

    ​The department has, among other things, responsibility for assessments of medical products for public funding (health technology assessments, HTA), setting prices for medicines, financial analyzes and changing medicines in pharmacies. The department consists of five units:

    HTA and general reimbursement

    Areas of expertise:

    • HTA of pharmaceuticals funded by the National Insurance Scheme

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    Head of unit

    HTA hospital medicines

    Areas of expertise:

    • STA of pharmaceuticals financed by the regional health authorities, except cancer pharmaceuticals

    List of employees in this unit

    Head of unit

    HTA cancer medicines

    Areas of expertise:

    • STA of cancer pharmaceuticals

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    Head of unit

    HTA medical devices

    Areas of expertise:

    • Single technology assessments of medical devices

    List of medicines in this unit

    Head of unit

    Price regulation and market analysis

    Areas of expertise:

    • Price regulation of pharmaceuticals
    • Pharmaceutical statistics and analysis
    • Pharmacy accounting
    • Sector fees
    • Operational support for pharmacies
    • Shipping reimbursement

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    Head of unit

    Department for medicines supply (chain) and medical devices

    The department contributes to an adequate supply of safe medicines and administer the product regulations for medical equipment. The department is also responsible for the laboratory services and supervises the actors in the supply chain. The department consists of five units:​

    Inspections and narcotic drugs regulation

    Areas of expertise:

    • Inspection of supply chain
    • Certificate for import/export of narcotics
    • Administration of the narcotics regulations
    • Advertising supervision

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    Head of unit

    Anne-Kristin Bjerga Bjåen

    98238473

    Anne.Kristin.Bjerga.Bjaen@noma.no

    Authorisations and security of supply

    Areas of expertise:

    • Prevention and management of medicine shortages
    • Authorisations for companies within the pharmaceutical supply chain

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    Head of unit

    Laboratory quality control

    Areas of expterise:

    • Analysis of pharmaceuticals
    • Official authority batch release of blood products and human vaccines

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    Head of unit

    Torild Kløvstad Halvorsen

    93259456

    Torild.Halvorsen@noma.no

    Medical devices - market surveillance

    Areas of expertise:

    • Supervise medical devices; products, manufacturers and distributors
    • Follow up on incidents with medical devices

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    Head of unit

    Medical devices - development and notified body

    Areas of expertise:

    • Designation and oversight of notified bodies

    • Regulatory development for medical devices

    • Classification, clinical trials, and innovation support for medical devices

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    Head of unit

    Petter Alexander Strømme

    95148313

    Petter.Alexander.Stromme@noma.no

    Department for organisational governance and development

    ​The department provides services that are used by the entire organization. The department consists of four units:

    Finance and legal affairs

    Areas of expertise:

    • Legal advice
    • Hearings
    • Payroll
    • Invoicing

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    Head of unit

    Communication

    Areas of expertise:

    • Press service
    • Internal communication
    • Webpage
    • Social media

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    Head of unit

    IT

    Areas of expertise:

    • Administration of IT systems
    • Contact with operational and development suppliers
    • Technical support

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    Stine Røtne

    Unit: Organisational governance and development

    97666776

    Stine.Rotne@noma.no

    HR and organisational development

    Areas of expertise:

    • Recruitment
    • Competence development

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    Head of unit

    Contact us

    Norwegian Medical Products Agency

    (+47) 22 89 77 00

    post@noma.no