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Guidelines, legislation etc:
EMEA Guidelines, press releases, EPARs, position papers, discussion forum etc 
Eudralex  "The Rules Governing Medicinal Products in the EU" - EU Directives, Regulations, Notice to Applicants etc
FDA (homepage)          CDER (drugs)               CBER (biologics) Includes links to all US legislation and guidelines etc
CDER Drug Approval Application Process This site provides a summary of what you need to know to file applications for an IND, an NDA, or a generic drug.
CDER Drug Application Regulatory Compliancenew This web page provides links to resources to help drug manufacturers comply with the Current Good Manufacturing Practice regulations.
ICH Guidelines, status of topics, background information
WHO Press releases etc
Regulatory Agencies:
European Union  
EU Health Authorities Heads of Agencies web site
Austria Federal Ministry of Labour, Health and Social Affairs
Denmark Danish Medicines Agency
Finland National Agency for Medicines
France Agence du Médicament
Germany BfArM
Ireland Irish Medicines Board
Italy Ministero della Sanità
Netherlands Medicines Evaluation Board
Portugal INFARMED
Spain Ministerio de Sanidad y Consumo
Sweden Medical Products Agency
UK MCA
Rest of Europe  
Czech Republic State Institute for Drug Control
Estonia State Agency of Medicines
Hungary  National Institute of Pharmacy
Latvia  State Agency of Medicines
Lithuania State Medicines Control Agency 
Poland Drug Institute - Polish language only
Slovak Republic State Institute for Drug Control
Slovenia  Agency for Medicinal Products
Switzerland IKS
Central and South America  
Argentina A.N.M.A.T.
Brazil Ministério da Saúde
Chile  Ministerio de Salud
Ecuador OPS/OMS
Honduras  Secretaria de Salud
Peru  Ministerio de Salud
Other  
Australia Therapeutic Goods Administration
Canada Health Canada, Therapeutic Products Programme
Japan Ministry of Health and Welfare
New Zealand Medsafe (previously known as Therapeutics Section)
European Union:
EU Commission Home page of the EU Commission
Enterprise Directorate Enterprise DG, formed Jan 2000, by merging the old directorates-general for industry (old DG3), SMEs, and the innovation directorate from the Information Society DG. Headed by Commissioner Erkki Liikanen.
Pharmaceuticals and Cosmetics Unit Part of Directorate F of Enterprise DG: Single market, regulatory environment, industries under vertical legislation.
Official Journal of the EC (OJ) The daily official publication of the European Union - search on-line 
Health and Consumer Protection Directorate Previously DG 24, headed by Commissioner David Byrne.
   
Regulatory Affairs:
BIRA British Institute of Regulatory Affairs
ESRA European Society of Regulatory Affairs; includes ESRANet, a comprehensive list of links.
RAinfo a US based site with many useful links
RAPS Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society
PharmWeb Extensive site covering pharmaceutical and health matters, including a Regulatory Affairs discussion group
Reg123.com Newsfeeds on healthcare, regulatory affairs, conferences, jobs etc
General:
DIA Drug Information Association
PDA Parenteral Drug Association
NLN Nordic Council on Medicines
ABPI Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry
AESGP OTC industry organisation
Internet Trademark Agency EMEA policy on tradenames;

Trademark requirements for EU centralised procedure

Electronic Medicines Compendium Electronic versions of Data Sheets and SPCs for UK licensed medicines (user name and password required - apply by e-mail from the site)
ACRPI Association of clinical research for the pharmaceutical industry
Institute of Clinical Research
Reg123.com Newsfeeds on healthcare, regulatory affairs, conferences, jobs etc
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