• 2022-02-18 07:20:17

As Qualtech offers Authorized Representative (License Holder) Services in 11 countries in Asia and Oceania, the following article outlines some of the benefits for foreign manufacturers associated with assigning a neutral 3rd party as their license holder. In addition, the product registration license conditions for the different ASEAN countries, as well as Taiwan, Japan, Hong Kong, Australia, and China are summarized, including license validity, license transfer possibilities etc.

• 2022-02-18 09:44:59

On 9 December 2021, the Vietnamese government issued Decree No. 111/2021/ND-CP amending and supplementing a number of articles of Decree No. 43/2017/ND-CP on Goods Labels, including medical devices ("Decree 111"), which will take effect as of 15 February 2022.

• 2022-02-18 09:37:25

The US FDA is planning to issue transition plans for medical devices with Emergency Use Authorizations (EUAs). The EUA measure had previously been implemented in order to increase related necessary medical product supply on the US market.
As the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic gradually slows down, FDA has published a draft guidance to provide its recommendations to manufacturers, and in order to outline a roadmap for EUA devices to be able to transition after the emergency use declarations are no longer in effect in the future.

• 2022-02-18 09:29:35

Since January 18th, 2022, FDA formally classified the electrocardiograph software for over-the-counter use as class II (special controls).

• 2022-02-18 09:04:53

Health Sciences Authority (HSA) issued a list of COVID – 19 test kits that are authorized for professional use. These kits have been given authorization under the Pandemic Special Access Route (PSAR) because Professional Use Only (PUO) kits have been designated as “emergency medical devices”.

• 2022-02-18 08:51:05

Health Sciences Authority (HSA) addresses issues about the creation of new Product Owners (PO) by applicants even though there is an existing one. HSA shares the steps in changing the PO ID number via Change Notification. HSA reminds applicants to search first for the existing PO ID before creating a new one.

• 2022-02-18 08:32:17

PFDA released draft document of the updated guidelines for in-vitro diagnostic medical devices (IVD) certification. This new regulation will conform to the risk-based classification of the ASEAN medical device directive (AMDD). A tentative list of registrable IVDs together with a revised set of requirements to register COVID-19 Test Kits was also released on a separate document.

• 2022-02-18 08:27:38

The Medical Devices Authority (MDA) announced the notification prohibiting the sale of optical devices and contact lenses on any e-marketing platform except registered optometrists, opticians, and businesses registered with SSM, following standards published on the Malaysian Optical Council (MOC) official website.

• 2022-02-18 08:22:55

Indonesia MoH has officially implemented a notification scheme for certain class A medical devices in the REGALKES system since 10th January 2022.

• 2022-02-18 08:16:14

Hong Kong's MDD has announced a few changes in the trial schemes on the acceptance of some reference agencies approval. MDD also announced the regularization of the expedited approval scheme for Class II/III/IV General Medical Devices.