Building Transparency: FDA Experts Offer Essential Tips for Assembling SBOMs in Medical Devices
The recent discussion among experts at the Medtech conference, highlighted by the FDA, underscores the critical importance of the Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) in medical device cybersecurity. Although SBOM generation tools are still in their early stages, the consensus is clear: manufacturers must start working immediately on assembling these documents. The SBOM is now an essential regulatory requirement for “cyber devices” and crucial for managing risks and ensuring patient safety. Experts emphasize the need for simplification, the inclusion of key partners in the process, and attention to the details of the human-readable format, which complements the machine-readable format required by the FDA.
FDA Modernizes Inspections: Alternative Tools Accelerate Drug Approval
The FDA (Food and Drug Administration) has finalized its guidance on using alternative tools for routine inspections of drug manufacturing facilities. The measure aims to optimize the new product approval process by using remote methods to assess compliance with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP).
Annual Updates on Labeling Changes for NDAs and ANDAs Regarding Nonprescription Medications
On March 2024, the FDA is releasing a draft guidance for industry that, once finalized, will offer suggestions to holders of approved New Drug Applications (NDAs) and Abbreviated New Drug Applications (ANDAs) for nonprescription drug products on how to document minor labeling changes in their subsequent annual reports.
China’s NMPA issues Notice on Technical Guidelines for Change Studies of Marketed Chemical Drugs
On November 8, 2022, the CDE issued a notice on “Questions and Answers for Dissolution Profile Studies ⟨Technical Guidelines for Pharmaceutical Change Studies of Marketed Chemical Drugs (Trial) ⟩”
China’s NMPA Announces Electronic versions of Drug & API Export Certificates (2022)
On December 2022, a new template Drug Export Sales Certificate has been launched, which conforms to the format recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO). Electronic certificates have the same effect as paper certificates.
China’s NMPA Announces Guidance for Good Operating Practices for Medical Devices
On November 2022, the NMPA issued the Announcement on “Appendix to Good Operating Practices for Medical Devices: quality Management of Enterprises Providing Transportation and Storage Services for Medical Devices”.
China’s NMPA Releases draft on the Regulations for the Implementation of the Drug Administration Law of the People’s Republic of China.
On May 9, 2022, The General Department of the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) issued draft guidance on Regulations for the Implementation of the Drug Administration Law of the People’s Republic of China.
China’s NMPA: Local Agent in China for Foreign Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Companies
A Local Agent in China is legal representative of overseas pharmaceutical and medical devices companies required as per the NMPA regulations.
China NMPA Discloses No. 057 Reference Listed Drug (RLD) List for Public Industry Comments
China’s NMPA announced on March 25, 2022, the issue of the 57th batch of RLD (Reference Listed Drug) for public industry comments.
China’s NMPA announces that it will expedite review applications for the marketing of Novel Drugs.
China’s CDE has released “Working Procedure for Accelerating the Review of Marketing Application of Innovative Drugs (Trial Implementation)”(hereinafter referred to as “Working Procedure”) for industry comments due March 4th, 2022.
Anvisa approves new HIV treatment
Brazil’s National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) has approved a new drug for the treatment of HIV that combines two different substances in a single tablet.
FDA publishes ICH Q12 guideline for Post Approval CMC changes
Overview FDA facilitates the management of post approval CMC to harmonize regulatory approval of drugs with ICH Q12 guideline. This guidance applies to pharmaceutical drug substances and products (both chemical and biological) that require a marketing authorization and to drug-device combination products that meet the definition of a pharmaceutical or biological product. Regulatory tools and […]