Health ministry to allow separate regulatory framework for medical devices
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The health ministry is likely to separate the regulatory approval process for medical devices from the pharma sector. The ministry is expected to issue a draft notification proposing changes in the Drugs and Cosmetic Rules soon, as recently confirmed by Business Today.
As reported by the Medical Dialogues team on the issue earlier, AdvaMed, an association of medical device manufacturers has stated that a separate act to regulate medical devices in India will be tabled in the parliament soon.
This move has been long pending as the government controls only 22 listed devices out of the total of 14,000 medical devices currently owned by India.
The amendments by the health ministry will only free the devices industry to function under a separate regulatory framework. It will continue to be under the regulatory purview of the
As reported by the Medical Dialogues team on the issue earlier, AdvaMed, an association of medical device manufacturers has stated that a separate act to regulate medical devices in India will be tabled in the parliament soon.
This move has been long pending as the government controls only 22 listed devices out of the total of 14,000 medical devices currently owned by India.
The amendments by the health ministry will only free the devices industry to function under a separate regulatory framework. It will continue to be under the regulatory purview of the
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