Oct 22, 2018
Asia
United Kingdom’s Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is beginning to share intelligence with India in order to curb the unlicensed drugs in the country. UK officials believe that this information can assist the Indian Directorate Revenue...
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Aug 7, 2018
EU MDR/IVDR
India’s health ministry, the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO), has amended its Medical Devices Rules 2017 to simplify the approval process for in-vitro diagnostic (IVD) devices. All NABL-accredited labs will have the power to carry out...
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Jul 26, 2018
Asia
Increased public concern on the quality of medicines marketed in India has prompted a conversation about the need for a technology to authenticate the drugs that are being sold. The authentication would take place for the top 300 pharmaceutical brands in the country...
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Jun 14, 2018
Asia
In May, the Organization’s Drugs Technical Advisory Board approved a proposal to define implantable devices and high-end equipment under the list of medical products to be governed by the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940. For now, these devices will be defined as...
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Aug 7, 2017
Asia
In February, India’s Ministry of Health and Family Welfare released its long-awaited Medical Device Rules, 2017, a 142-page document that lays out every detail of the policy that will regulate all medical devices sold in the country starting in 2018. India...
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