Cosmetic Registration and Filing Management of new Cosmetic Materials in China Part I

On January 12,2021 China’s Health Authority, the NMPA released The Regulation “Measures of Cosmetics Registration and Filing Management” and will come into effect May 1, 2021.
China’s NMPA Drafts new Regulations on Patent Linkages

China’s Patent Linkage Measures is a draft policy addresses market approval of generic drugs and the patent status of branded equivalents.
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
China’s CDE publishes draft for a list of Drugs exempt from BE Studies

China’s CDE publishes draft listing 117 drugs that will be exempt from BE studies.
China’s NMPA Addresses Common Period Risk Evaluation Report (PRER) Issues

China’s NMPA updates and address some common issues faced by the Marketing Authorization Holders to submit PRER report.
China’s NMPA resolves issues regarding current administration on drug distribution

NMPA announces a new revised Drug Administration Law of the People’s Republic of China effective since Dec 1, 2019.
China’s NMPA releases new regulation on the Registration of Biologics in China

China’s NMPA releases on June 30,2020, No. 43 of 2020 to regulate biologics efficiently, NMPA has divided biologics into 3 categories.
China’s NMPA issues Guideline for changes of Raw Material in Passive Medical Device Products.( No. 33 2020)

China’s NMPA issued a guidance (No 33. 2020) on May 19, 2020 to provide a guideline and systematic approach for risk analysis of raw material changes in passive medical device products .
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.
Pharmacovigilance in China

On 2017, China began the harmonization of their pharmacovigilance structure when they joined the ICH. GRP’s blog breaks down the structure of china reporting system and the requirements of a PMF.
New Fees and Requirements for the Registration of DMFs of APIs in China

On March 2020, the Chinese health authority NMPA increased the registration fee of DMFs for APIs and added new registration requirements.
NMPA Emergency Approval of Imported Medical Devices in China: What this means for Foreign Manufacturers

The Coronavirus outbreak in China has led to an extraordinary demand of some medical devices. The NMPA (Chinese health authority) started granting emergency approval to some imported medical device, provided that they meet certain regulatory and quality standards.