• 2025-03-25 10:37:19

The Thai FDA updated its change notification guidelines, effective 15 January 2025, focusing on model additions/removals and importer/manufacturer info updates for both IVD and non-IVD devices. The update allows modifications to groupings when adding or removing products within the same application. Additionally, adding models is now classified as a Major Change, requiring an extensive documentation.

• 2022-12-27 05:48:52

The Malaysia Medical Device Authority (MDA) released the latest 4th Edition Change Notification for Registered Medical Device, MDA/GD/0020. More substantial changes were made compared to the 3rd Edition. There are new additional clauses and updated documents requirements. The MDA revised the turn-around time for Category 2 and Category 3. Furthermore, some changes do not require a change notifications to be submitted to MDA.

• 2022-04-27 11:27:43

In correspondence with the risk-classification implementation for recent period starting from mid-February 2021 onwards, Thailand Food and Drug Administration has ultimately publicized the Guidance on Change Notification for Listing Medical Device, Notified Medical Device and Licensed Medical Device, which has been effective since 1st March 2022.

• 2020-04-14 03:44:26

The Health Sciences Authority (HSA) of Singapore has published an updated GN – 21 R4.6: Guidance on Change Notification last February 2020, effectively renaming it to GN – 21 R4.7.

• 2020-02-21 07:07:01

For both GN-21 and GN-34, HSA added guidance regarding notification of software changes in In Vitro Devices (IVD) .

• 2020-05-06 05:29:23

HSA has conducted an industry briefing last March 28, 2019 regarding the guidance revision for Change Notification (CN)which aims to address typical concerns that results in confusion among stakeholders. Additional updates on the requirements for CN applications were also added.

• 2020-02-12 14:07:31

In November, MDA had issued three major guidance documents, two of them being revised editions. One of these two is the 3rd revised edition of Guidance Document for Change Notification for Registered Medical Device in Malaysia.

• 2020-02-15 06:17:38

On October 9, 2017, Medical Device Authority (MDA) Malaysia released a Second Edition of the Guidance Document on Change Notification for Registered Medical Device. This GD serves a great purpose in informing the stakeholders on the categories of changes, notification process and relevant requirements for applying for a change notification in Malaysia.