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USA: FDA Transition Plan for Emergency Use Authorizations (EUAs) Medical Devices – February, 2022

USA: FDA Transition Plan for Emergency Use Authorizations (EUAs) Medical Devices – 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As the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic gradually slows down, FDA has published a draft guidance to provide its recommendations to manufacturers, and in order to outline a roadmap for EUA devices to be able to transition after the emergency use declarations are no longer in effect in the future.

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PHILIPPINES: PFDA Released Draft Documents regarding IVD regulation– February 2022

PHILIPPINES: PFDA Released Draft Documents regarding IVD regulation– February 2022

  • 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.

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THAILAND: Thai FDA Notification on Licenses Renewal Guideline – November,2021

THAILAND: Thai FDA Notification on Licenses Renewal Guideline – November,2021

  • 2021-11-24 09:26:58

As we approach the end of the year, Thai FDA published a renewal guideline for licensed and notified medical device manufacturing and importation licenses that will be expired on 31 December 2021. To continue to engage in their respective activities, manufacturers and importers shall comply with this guideline within 1st October to 31st December 2021.

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