The Agencia Nacional de Regulación, Control y Vigilancia Sanitaria (ARCSA) is Ecuador’s national agency responsible for regulating products and monitoring health-related activities. Its stated scope includes medicines, processed foods and cosmetics, as well as sanitary surveillance of establishments subject to control. The agency provides information and services for citizens, businesses and other stakeholders through its website and online channels.

ARCSA offers access to electronic services, procedures, requirements and tutorials, alongside databases and issued registrations. Its resources include sanitary alerts, product risk information, safety reports, pharmacovigilance and technovigilance services, and information on over-the-counter medicines. The agency also publishes regulations, public consultation materials, certified-company reports, accountability information and guidance for verifying ARCSA technicians. Additional services include reporting the theft of products for human use or consumption and accessing information about payment agreements and enforcement matters. Through these resources, ARCSA supports regulatory compliance, public access to sanitary information and the oversight of products and establishments across Ecuador. Its headquarters are in Guayaquil, at Parque Samanes.