The State Service of Ukraine on Medicines and Drugs Control is the central executive authority whose activities are directed and coordinated by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine through the Minister of Health of Ukraine. The State Service of Ukraine on Medicines and Drugs Control was formed to ensure implementation of the state policy in the sphere of quality control and safety of medicines, including medical immunobiological medicines, medical equipment and medical products as well as circulation of narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and precursors, counteractions to their illicit trafficking.