• 2022-12-27 05:37:15

The Malaysia Medical Device Authority (MDA) published the updated Sixth Edition Guidance Document, “Requirement for Labelling of Medical Device” (MDA/GD/0026), on November 21, 2022. MDA has made a few changes, respectively. MDA/GD/0026 is intended to assist manufacturers and authorized representatives with guidance on the content of medical device labelling. Labelling is used to both identify particular medical devices and to convey safety and performance-related information to patients or users of medical devices.

• 2022-11-29 02:42:41

The Medical Device Authority (MDA) updates the guideline for Licensing for Establishments. The establishment must comply to Medical Devices (Duties and Obligations of Establishments) Regulations 2019 that stipulates the post marketing requirements of medical devices. The Medical Device Authority (MDA) created this guidance document to assist the healthcare sector and the industry in their efforts to comply to the Medical Device Act's (Act 737) laws and requirements.

• 2022-10-25 06:38:16

The MDA published the First Edition of the Guidance Document of the "Harmonized Classification of Medical Devices in ASEAN" (MDA/GD/0062) on September 5, 2022. This guidance document provides the harmonized list of risk classification of medical devices including in-vitro diagnostic (IVD) medical devices, based on their intended use or purpose as claimed by the manufacturer.

• 2022-08-30 03:36:34

The Malaysian Medical Device Authority (MDA) issued the Fifth Edition Guidance for Labeling on Registered Medical Devices. The document's goal is to provide manufacturers and authorized representatives with a guidance on the content of medical device labelling.

• 2022-08-30 03:32:59

Starting July 1, 2022, MDA fully implemented the Medical Device (Responsibility & Establishment) Regulations.

• 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.

• 2022-06-29 02:24:35

The Malaysia Medical Device Authority (MDA) released the 2nd Edition of Guidance on The Rules of Classification for General Medical Devices MDA/GD/0009 on May 9, 2022.

• 2022-06-29 02:17:39

In April 2020, the Medical Device Authority (MDA) has issued a new Guidance Document regarding the classification of Rehabilitation, Physiotherapy, and Speech Therapy Devices (MDA/GD/0061). This document guides the manufacturers and authorised representatives on classifying rehabilitation, physiotherapy, and speech therapy as medical devices.

• 2022-05-26 13:54:50

The Malaysian Medical Devices Authority (MDA) has decided to replace the requirement for lot-to-lot variation testing for the approval of new lots of COVID-19 test kits with the requirement under the establishment's post-market duties and obligations. With these, the establishment need to notify MDA of any new lot of the test kit that will be placed in the market.

• 2022-05-26 13:49:52

Screening and inspection of the importation of medical devices are being carried out at the main entry points of malaysia. This is one of the mechanisms to curb the activities of importing medical devices without a valid license, registration or authorization.