Finnish Medicines Agency (Fimea)
Responsible for monitoring and providing data on antibiotic sales and consumption in both the human and veterinary sectors in Finland.
Role in AMU Surveillance
- Provides data on human antibiotic sales and consumption for FINRES
- Provides veterinary antibiotic sales data from pharmaceutical wholesalers for FINRES-Vet
- Collects information from wholesalers on antibiotics supplied to hospitals
- Maintains the Finnish Prescription Register (FPR) (since 1993) - includes patient demographics, prescribed antibiotics, and dosages