• 2021-08-26 13:03:08

One similar thing about the medical device registration process in Taiwan and Japan is the documentation of the Quality Management System that must be registered with the local regulatory authorities before a medical device can be sold in each market. In 2021, there were major revisions made to the process of QMS documentation of which foreign manufacturers and local authorized representatives should be aware. This article will introduce those major revisions, as well as major differences in the QMS registration processes in Taiwan and Japan.

• 2021-05-22 07:03:29

As TFDA's Medical Device Act has come into force on May 1st, 2021, supporting measures and announcements following the Act have sprung up like mushrooms recently. This article provides a quick guide and introduction to each corresponding measure.

• 2021-04-26 03:09:33

Medical Device Act, the act that separates medical devices from the genre of medicines under Pharmaceutical Affairs Act, will be fully implemented on May 1st, 2021. Along with Medical Device Act, Regulations for the Inspection of the Good Distribution Practice for Medical Devices and Licensing of Distribution License will come into force on the same date.

• 2021-04-16 07:42:33

The latest GDP Inspection Timeline announced by Taiwan FDA is brought to you by Qualtech!

• 2021-02-22 02:35:59

Taiwan FDA has announced a Product Registration Guidance for Artificial Intelligent/Machine Learning based Software Medical Device, or so-called AI/ML-Based SaMD. The guidance provides overall requirements and forethoughts for manufacturers to consider and describe when designing and establishing the products.

• 2020-12-24 11:05:44

TFDA has announced a new draft about Good Distribution Practice (GDP). This practice requires distributors who import and/or sell medical devices or who hold medical device registration licenses (license holders) to set up a good distribution system. This is to ensure their quality and integrity are constantly maintained. In this article we have listed important points for distributors to comply with the GDP guideline, throughout the process of importation, transportation, storage, sale and post-market services competent authority and obtaining a distribution license.

• 2020-12-23 02:01:32

TFDA has recently announced a 3-stage schedule of implementing UDI system on labels of medical devices. Starting from June 1st, 2021, class 3 implantable medical devices are the first round of products that are required to comply with this regulation; followed by class 3 non-implantable medical devices starting from June 1st, 2022, and finally, class 2 medical devices starting from June 1st, 2023.

• 2020-12-23 01:53:56

To further develop a more practical and effective safety surveillance system, TFDA has set up regulations of serious adverse event reporting especially for medical devices. This article leads you into the main differences of the current and upcoming regulations.

• 2020-11-26 10:42:10

The German-based “Society for Promotion of East West Knowledge Transfer” had invited the experts of Qualtech to share their knowledge on the Taiwan registration processes for medical devices and pharmaceutical products to a number of high-ranking and selected attendees. Within a 90-minute session held on November 10th, Qualtech guided participants through the different Taiwan certification procedures and further elaborated on the clinical requirements in place for pharmaceuticals.

• 2020-11-27 01:49:09

The previous regulation: “Products under classification I.0007 Hyaluronic Acid Implants required to conduct PSUR” is ceased since July 23rd, 2020. TFDA has re-evaluated the product safety and decided that each medical device under this classification may be reviewed individually for the necessity for conducting Periodic Safety Update Report (PSUR).