• 2021-09-28 23:56:41

This year, the Philippine Food and Drug Administration (PFDA) has released key registration guidelines that will significantly impact prospective medical device importers/distributors. In this article, we will give you an overview that can serve as your roadmap to navigate these regulatory changes. Read through to know a few other important announcements from PFDA.

• 2021-09-29 00:25:11

In order to further standardize the generic names of medical devices and strengthen the management of the whole life cycle of medical devices, NMPA has organized and formulated six naming guidelines.

• 2021-09-29 00:18:14

Thailand’s Ministry of Public Health has recently approved the import permit exemption of 24 additional Sars-CoV-2 (COVID-19) related Medical Device(s), for donation purposes.

• 2021-09-29 00:09:37

Back in July 2021, Indonesia’s Ministry of Health announced that oxygen cylinders that do not have thermally insulated containers and are not designated for oxygen gas, are no longer to be considered as medical devices.

• 2021-08-30 01:11:33

The Medical Device Division (MDD) will continue the trial to study the feasibility for Local Responsible Persons (LRP) to prove their medical device conform the “Essential Principles of Safety and Performance of Medical Devices” by providing marketing approval from China's National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) and Korea's Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS).

• 2021-08-26 12:58:20

In July, MOH released two Official Dispatches as guidance on registration routes and document preparation to import SARS-CoV-2 IVD medical devices and biologicals, especially SASR-CoV-2 Antigen Rapid Test Kit (RTK).

• 2021-08-26 11:53:27

More medical devices are being classified under India’s Medical Device Rule 2017 based on the intended use, risk associated with the device, and other parameters. They include device categories ranging from interventional radiology, rehabilitation, dermatological and plastic surgery, physical support, anesthesiology, and in-vitro diagnostic (IVD) medical devices.

• 2021-08-26 11:43:03

Indonesia’s Ministry of Health has introduced simplified routes for certain class A medical devices. The characteristics of certain class A medical devices themselves are Home Use, Non-Sterile, and non-IVD. The products which can be registered through a simplified route will need fewer documentation requirements compared to the regular registration route.

• 2021-08-02 04:25:55

Back in December 2020, MDA had published a new guidance document on grouping in-vitro diagnostic medical devices. This guidance is an extension of the MDA/GD/0005 Guidance Document of Product Grouping focused on IVD devices.

• 2021-08-02 04:21:25

In December 2020, MDA published the 2nd edition of the guidance document on the classification system of in-vitro diagnostic (IVD) medical devices. Compared to the 1st edition, this has a more solid and structured explanation for each classification.