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Ben Kemp

Regulations Amending Certain Regulations Made Under the Food and Drugs Act (Agile Licensing): SOR/2024-238 Industry Newsletters Regulatory Affairs NewsletterIndustry Newsletters Regulatory Affairs Newsletter ArchiveRegulatory Affairs NewsletterRegulatory Affairs Newsletter Archive

Regulations Amending Certain Regulations Made Under the Food and Drugs Act (Agile Licensing): SOR/2024-238

Amendments have been made to the Food and Drug Regulations and Medical Devices Regulations that advance Health Canada’s modernization agenda by making Canada’s science-based regulatory system more agile and internationally aligned. Find out more here.
Ben Kemp
January 16, 2025
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UPDATED – MDCG 2023-3 Q&A on vigilance terms and concepts

MDCG have update Guidance MDCG 2023-3 Q&A on vigilance terms and concepts to Revision 2. There have been several editorial changes made to footnote 8 (adapted to gradual roll-out of Eudamed), Q21 (changed reference to ‘Eudamed Postmarket surveillance and Vigilance module (VGL module)’) and Footnote 34 (timeline for FSN clarified). You can find the updated document via the link: https://health.ec.europa.eu/document/download/af1433fd-ed64-4c53-abc7-612a7f16f976_en?filename=mdcg_2023-3_en.pdf…
Ben Kemp
January 16, 2025
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FDA Guidance – updates

Please find below the recently published Guidance and draft guidance documents: Notifying FDA of a Permanent Discontinuance or Interruption in Manufacturing of a Device Under Section 506J of the FD&C Act | FDA Communications From Firms to Health Care Providers Regarding Scientific Information on Unapproved Uses of Approved/Cleared Medical Products: Questions and Answers | FDA Global Unique Device Identification Database…
Ben Kemp
January 16, 2025
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FDA Consensus standards updated

Please find the updated FDA Consensus standards: Recognized Consensus Standards: Medical Devices See this list edited to remove obvious non IVD related standards, and new entries highlighted in yellow. Remember that you can check the specifics of the degree of recognition by using the links on the righthand side of the FDA web page.
Ben Kemp
January 16, 2025
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Member Feedback Needed: DSIT Technology Adoption Review

The Department of Science, Innovation and Technology has launched a Technology Adoption Review designed to identify the barriers businesses face when adopting both established and novel technologies. Policy recommendations will be formed to establish how government and businesses can work together to remove obstacles. The review’s recommendations will also directly inform the development of the forthcoming Industrial Strategy and sector…
Ben Kemp
January 15, 2025
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MHRA Release Post-Market Surveillance Guidance

The MHRA have released their guidance on new GB PMS requirements, introduced with the new PMS Statutory Instrument.  The Medical Devices (Post-market Surveillance Requirements) (Amendment) (Great Britain) Regulations 2024 amends the UK Medical Device Regulations 2002. The MHRA recommends members to start using the guidance immediately, to ensure you are prepared for when the new PMS requirements become mandatory from…
Ben Kemp
January 15, 2025