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PHILIPPINES: Guidelines on the Issuance of Clearance for Customs Release of Radiation Devices by the Food and Drug Administration - Center for Device Regulation, Radiation Health and Research - January 2018

PHILIPPINES: Guidelines on the Issuance of Clearance for Customs Release of Radiation Devices by the Food and Drug Administration - Center for Device Regulation, Radiation Health and Research - January 2018

  • 2020-02-14 14:50:54

On November 16th of 2017, Philippine Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that the importation and exportation of radiation devices that can be ionizing and non-ionizing shall not be allowed to enter the country unless a Clearance for Customs Release (CFCR) has been issued by the Center for Device Regulation,

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China: CFDA releases the interpretation of the basic requirements of the clinical evaluation for IVD reagents exempt from the clinical trials - December 2017

China: CFDA releases the interpretation of the basic requirements of the clinical evaluation for IVD reagents exempt from the clinical trials - December 2017

  • 2020-02-14 15:22:02

The Clause 29th of "The Guidance of Registration for In-vitro Diagnostic Reagent” clarifies that for in-vitro diagnostic (IVD) reagents exempt from clinical trial, the applicant is responsible for the evaluation of the clinical performance of the IVD reagents by means of evaluating the clinical samples from the intended use, interference factors, comprehensive literatures and other pre-clinical data.

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 INDIA: Classification of medical devices and in vitro diagnostic medical devices under the provisions of the Medical Devices Rules, 2017 - December 2017

INDIA: Classification of medical devices and in vitro diagnostic medical devices under the provisions of the Medical Devices Rules, 2017 - December 2017

  • 2020-02-14 15:20:15

India's central medical device regulator, the Central Drugs Standards Control Organization (CDSCO) published, on November 1, 2017, a revised risk classification of medical devices and IVDs on the basis of their intended use. This is an extremely important development for the medical device and IVD industry because from January 1, 2018 onwards,

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