CHINA’S NMPA NEW REQUIREMENTS FOR SODIUM HYALURONATE
On November, 2022, the China NMPA issued a notice regarding the classification of medical sodium hyaluronate products.
The USA FDA Issues Guidance on Enforcement Discretion Policies for Certain FSMA Regulations
On March 11, 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued guidance on its intent not to enforce certain provisions of five rules that implement the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA).
China’s CDE Releases guidance for the Technical requirements of Generic injections
China’s CDE releases guidance on the Technical Requirements for Quality and Efficacy Consistency Evaluation of Generic Chemical Injections
Brazil’s Anvisa publishes guide about cyber security in medical devices
Anvisa publishes Guide 38/2020, “Principles and Practices of Cyber Security in Medical Devices”. The document is intended for anyone interested in ensuring the safe use of medical devices and will be useful for users of such equipment, patients, manufacturers, distributors, health services and researchers in the area of safety
The UK’s MHRA provides more provisions on Pharmacovigilance
UK MHRA publishes UK, (12A) to Regulation 205A, providing provisions for pharmacovigilance activities and PMSF requirements.
TGA announces new fee schedule and delays in proposed regulations
For the fiscal year 2020-2021, TGA (Therapeutic Goods Administration) announces an updated fee schedule which comes in effects from July1, 2020.
US FDA releases COVID-19 vaccine guidance
The United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) recently released a guidance for COVID-19 vaccine demonstrating at least 50% effectiveness in a placebo-controlled trial.
US FDA releases its first patient focused drug development (PFDD) guidance
The US FDA has released its first patient focused drug development (PFDD) guidance. This guidance is the first methodological guidance( referred as guidance 1) and that will be followed by 3 more guidance’s on this topic.
Singapore’s HSA Announces Guidance on 3-D Printing on Essential Medical Device for COVID-19
The Health Science Authority (HSA) released a guidance in response to the COVID-19 demand for medical devices like nasopharyngeal swabs, personal protective equipment, face shields and respiratory accessories.
China’s NMPA updates standards on quality management system of Drug Clinical Trials
On April 23, 2020, China’s NMPA issued the revised Standard for Quality Control of Drug Clinical Trials (No. 57 of 2020) and will be implemented on July 1.
The EU releases updated guidance on conducting clinical trials during COVID-19 Pandemic.
On April 27, 2020 The European Medicines Agency (EMA) released the Guidance on managing clinical trials during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, the European Commission added advice on distribution, data verification and communicating with authorities.
Brazil’s Anvisa Releases New Technical Note on the conduct of clinical trials during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Brazil’s Anvisa issues technical note that gathers the latest guidelines on the conduct of clinical trials in the face of the new coronavirus pandemic.