• 2022-05-26 13:46:04

Japan's Adverse Event Glossary are amended to match with the IMDRF's terminologies.

• 2022-05-26 13:40:37

The National Public Procurement Agency, which is responsible for managing the government's “e-Katalog”, issued provision No. 122/2022 concerning the Procedures for Organizing Electronic Catalogues. This changed the previous “e-Katalog” mechanisms including MoH's Sectoral E-Katalog.

• 2022-05-26 13:11:53

NMPA has organized and revised the “Guidelines for the Compilation of the Annual Self-Inspection Report of Medical Device Quality Management System”, which has been promulgated and shall come into force on May 1, 2022. The Guidelines for the Compiling of the Annual Self-Inspection Report of Quality Management System of Medical Device Manufacturers issued by NMPA (No. 76 of 2016) previously shall be abolished at the same time.

• 2022-05-26 13:08:24

NMPA, in conjunction with the National Health Commission, has revised the Quality Management Practice for Clinical Trials of Medical Devices, which is hereby promulgated and will take effect from May 1,2022.
Attachment: Quality Management Practice for Clinical Trials of Medical Devices

• 2022-05-26 13:02:57

NMPA made several adjustments to the medical device classification catalogue as summarized below.

• 2022-04-27 10:59:13

On March 25th, 2022, Qualtech held an online seminar to introduce Japanese health authorities' requirements on technical data, which can be submitted during PMDA/RCB's approval process.

• 2022-04-27 11:34:25

The US FDA is classifying the interoperable automated glycemic controller into class II. Also, the codified language for the interoperable automated glycemic controller is taken as a part of the device to the special control.

• 2022-04-27 11:32:12

Concerning the rapid development of Artificial Intelligent/Machine Learning-Based SaMD, TFDA has updated the related guidance that was initially announced in 2020. The latest requirements are summarzied in this article.

• 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.

• 2022-04-27 11:25:06

The Malaysian Medical Device Authority (MDA) issued a new guideline document to assist in the registration application of COVID-19 IVD test kits via Medc@st for all previous applications that received Special Access Notification or Conditional Approval and new registration.