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HONG KONG: Keeping Up with the MDACS - The Exclusion of Particular Devices and HSA Marketing Approval Acceptance – June/July 2024

HONG KONG: Keeping Up with the MDACS - The Exclusion of Particular Devices and HSA Marketing Approval Acceptance – June/July 2024

  • 2024-06-19 06:31:24

Starting 13 May 2024, Hong Kong Medical Device Division has excluded non-clinical devices from Medical Device Administrative Control System’s scope. Custom-made medical devices have also been excluded from this scope since 2 April 2024, and marketing approvals from Health Sciences Authority - Singapore has been accepted to support listing applications.

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INDONESIA: New Guidelines for the Circulation of Medical Devices and Household Health Supplies (PKRT) through Electronic Systems – June/July 2024

INDONESIA: New Guidelines for the Circulation of Medical Devices and Household Health Supplies (PKRT) through Electronic Systems – June/July 2024

  • 2024-06-19 06:08:37

The Indonesian Ministry of Health recently issued guidelines to regulate the use of Medical Devices and Household Health Supplies through electronic systems. These guidelines, signed on 5 April 2024, offer crucial information for business actors, manufacturers, and distributors in the healthcare sector seeking to market their products in electronic systems.

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AUSTRALIA: TGA PUBLISHES A NEW VERSION OF GUIDANCE ON UNIFORM RECALL PROCEDURE FOR THERAPEUTIC GOODS (URPTG) – APRIL/MAY 2024

AUSTRALIA: TGA PUBLISHES A NEW VERSION OF GUIDANCE ON UNIFORM RECALL PROCEDURE FOR THERAPEUTIC GOODS (URPTG) – APRIL/MAY 2024

  • 2024-05-08 03:23:54

The TGA is streamlining therapeutic goods recalls with phase two of its Recall Reforms. This initiative aims to achieve a dual benefit: reducing the regulatory burden on sponsors and strengthening public safety.

Sponsors will experience a simplified and more flexible reporting process, while the "Early Advice" program, allowing proactive communication with the TGA, will see enhanced communication protocols.

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MALAYSIA: MDA REPEALS CIRCULAR EXEMPTING COVID-19 TEST KITS FROM THE COMPLIANCE ASSESSMENT PROCESS - APRIL/MAY 2024

MALAYSIA: MDA REPEALS CIRCULAR EXEMPTING COVID-19 TEST KITS FROM THE COMPLIANCE ASSESSMENT PROCESS - APRIL/MAY 2024

  • 2024-05-07 09:28:59

The Medical Device Authority (MDA) announced the cancellation of the Circular exempting the registration of Covid-19 Test Kits from the Compliance Assessment Process by the Compliance Assessment Body (CAB). The MDA Circular No. 1/2022 states the exemption of the compliance assessment process by the Compliance Assessment Body (CAB) under Section 7 of the Medical Devices Act 2012 (Act 737) for the registration of COVID-19 test kits under Section 5 of Act 737 either for self-use or for professional use.

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