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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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MALAYSIA: MDA Announces New Guideline On How to Submit an Application for Registration of A Refurbished Medical Device – February/March 2023

MALAYSIA: MDA Announces New Guideline On How to Submit an Application for Registration of A Refurbished Medical Device – February/March 2023

  • 2023-02-23 01:35:01

The Medical Device Authority (MDA) published the First Edition Guideline Document “How To Submit An Application For Registration Of A Refurbished Medical Device” (MDA/GL/10) on January 11, 2023. The MDA created this guidance document to assist the industry and healthcare professionals in their efforts to comply with the Medical Device Act (Act 737) and its regulations.

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MALAYSIA: New Guideline Document MDA/GL/08: Re-Registration Of Registered Medical Devices – July 2022

MALAYSIA: New Guideline Document MDA/GL/08: Re-Registration Of Registered Medical Devices – July 2022

  • 2022-07-26 11:19:48

The Medical Device Authority (MDA) published a guideline document to provide information and explanation to establishments on how to submit a re-registration of registered medical device applications in Malaysia. The document prescribes the requirements for re-registration of registered medical devices for medical device registration applications that are about to expire or have already expired.

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China: Guidelines for Medical Device Cybersecurity, Medical Device Software, and AI Medical Device Registration  (Revised Edition 2022)

China: Guidelines for Medical Device Cybersecurity, Medical Device Software, and AI Medical Device Registration (Revised Edition 2022)

  • 2022-04-27 11:16:17

NMPA has released a series of updated guidelines, which aim to guide registration applicants to prepare for medical device software and AI medical device registration in China. The 3 new guidelines regulate the technical reviewing requirements of medical device software and AI medical devices, while also elaborating on standardizing the cyber-security for medical devices.

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China: Two Guidelines for Registration and Review of Drug-Device Combination Products Mainly Functioning as Medical Devices – February, 2022

China: Two Guidelines for Registration and Review of Drug-Device Combination Products Mainly Functioning as Medical Devices – February, 2022

  • 2022-02-18 08:10:07

Drug-device combination products that mainly function as medical devices (referred to as drug-device combination medical devices in this guideline) are expected to make prevention and treatment of diseases more effective, but may also lead to new technical concerns. Therefore, NMPA formulated two guiding principles to further guide the applicant's preparation for the registration application for drug-device combination medical devices, and to encourage the innovative development of such products.

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