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 MALAYSIA: New Search Engines Introduced by MDA - October 2018

MALAYSIA: New Search Engines Introduced by MDA - October 2018

  • 2020-02-12 14:25:26

At the end of September 2018, Medical Device Authority (MDA) had introduced two search engines/databases for the public-use. On a first glance, they look similar to the medical device database of Singapore HSA’s Singapore Medical Device Register (SMDR) but the working mechanism and output are different.

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CHINA: NMPA Issues the Draft of "Measures for the Supervision and Administration of the Local Authorization Agent for Imported Medical Device" - October 2018

CHINA: NMPA Issues the Draft of "Measures for the Supervision and Administration of the Local Authorization Agent for Imported Medical Device" - October 2018

  • 2020-02-12 14:21:58

Last August, NMPA has issued a draft entitled “Measures for the Supervision and Administration of the Local Authorization Agent for Imported Medical Device” in order to ensure the safety and effectiveness thereof. The draft was also aimed at regulating the behavior of local authorized agents of imported medical devices.

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CHINA: NMPA Issued the Draft for UDI Rules of Medical Device- October 2018

CHINA: NMPA Issued the Draft for UDI Rules of Medical Device- October 2018

  • 2020-02-12 14:21:01

In order to reinforce the supervision and management of the development, production, operation and use of medical devices, NMPA (National Medical Product Administration) has issued the “Draft of UDI Rules for Medical Device” at the end of August with the primary objective of establishing a unique identification system (UDI) for medical devices. This regulation applies to medical devices that are sold and used in China.

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