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MALAYSIA: MDA Announced the Fifth Edition on the Guideline for Registration of Drug-Medical Device and Medical Device-Drug Combination Products – March/April 2023

MALAYSIA: MDA Announced the Fifth Edition on the Guideline for Registration of Drug-Medical Device and Medical Device-Drug Combination Products – March/April 2023

  • 2023-03-27 09:16:15

The Medical Device Authority (MDA) published the Fifth Edition Guidance Document, "Guideline for Registration of Drug-Medical Device and Medical Devie-Drug Combination Products", on January 03, 2023. This document is intended to provide information on how to apply for an endorsement letter, post-approval changes/variation applications for ancillary components, adverse drug reactions and incident reporting for the registered combination product.

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PHILIPPINES: Updated Draft Guidelines for Availing Compassionate Special Permit for the Restricted Use of Unregistered or Unauthorized Drug Products including Vaccines and Medical Devices – March/April 2023

PHILIPPINES: Updated Draft Guidelines for Availing Compassionate Special Permit for the Restricted Use of Unregistered or Unauthorized Drug Products including Vaccines and Medical Devices – March/April 2023

  • 2023-03-27 08:52:43

PFDA presented a draft of the updated guidelines on obtaining a special permit for restricted use of unregistered drug and medical device products. In addition to previous patient conditions laid out by previous regulations, this new guidance widens the product scope to vaccines and the diseases to include those that may result in the patient's permanent disability.

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USA: US FDA's eSTAR Program – March/April, 2023

USA: US FDA's eSTAR Program – March/April, 2023

  • 2023-03-27 08:22:41

The US FDA starts to launch the so-called "eSTAR" Pilot with Health Canada. The eSTAR is an interactive medical device submission process and is expected to likely become the main path regarding medical device submissions for 510(k) and De novo registrations in the near future.

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QT Activity: Summary of Qualtech's Webinar on the EU MDR Updates from February 7, 2023 – February/March 2023

QT Activity: Summary of Qualtech's Webinar on the EU MDR Updates from February 7, 2023 – February/March 2023

  • 2023-02-23 02:33:41

Qualtech, in cooperation with Mr. Arkan Zwick of Austrian Manufacturer Croma-Pharma GmbH, have organized a webinar on the important updates pertaining to the EU MDR on February 7, 2023. Topics discussed include the European Commission's Proposal to extend the MDR transition period as well as the validity of MDD certifications, and our suggestions regarding the critical steps to be taken in order to smoothly obtain approval under the MDR. The content of the webinar has been briefly summarized in this article.

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China: NMPA Announcement on Issuing the "Regulations on Enterprises Implementing the Supervision and Management of Responsibilities for Medical Device Quality and Safety" (2022 No. 124) –February/March 2023

China: NMPA Announcement on Issuing the "Regulations on Enterprises Implementing the Supervision and Management of Responsibilities for Medical Device Quality and Safety" (2022 No. 124) –February/March 2023

  • 2023-02-23 02:05:29

In order to supervise medical device registrants taking the responsibilities for medical device quality and safety, NMPA has issued the so-called "Regulations on Enterprises Implementing the Supervision and Management of Responsibilities for Medical Device Quality and Safety".

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