The State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) in China recently drafted the “Principles of Medical Device Nomenclature” to standardize medical device names. Medical device nomenclature is currently unregulated, which has led to confusion and misrepresentation. Medical devices which are essentially the same... Read More
On October 19, 2006, China launched a drug safety technology campaign. Recent drug-related incidents, such as the adverse reactions to antibiotic drug Xinfu manufactured in Anhui, have prompted the State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) of China to take stringent steps towards... Read More
The Asian economy has experienced tremendous GDP growth over the past decade, and is expected to continue at a healthy pace for the next several years. In particular, the medical device market has been growing quite rapidly. More and more companies are... Read More
China’s State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) and State Administration of Industry and Commerce (SAIC) passed regulations effective August 1, 2006, stating that any TV or radio commercials for medical products must state the names of the manufacturing and distributing... Read More
On July 28, 2006, China’s Ministry of Health announced most individual hospitals would be banned from purchasing expensive medical equipment. For equipment costing over two million yuan (about US$250,000), public hospitals at the county level or higher and nonprofit medical institutions attached... Read More
In recent years, cancer has become a more salient issue in China. Currently, 1.5 million Chinese die of cancer annually, more than any other disease, and this number is growing fast. Chinese make up one quarter of all cancer sufferers in the... Read More
The Chinese government has agreed to take action to eliminate redundancy in testing and certification for medical devices imported into China. China agreed that it would eliminate all duplicative testing and certification requirements for medical devices by the end of May 2006.... Read More
At a national conference in April 2006, the SFDA announced the launch of a new anti-corruption campaign targeted at drug and device manufacturers and distributors in order to crack down on commercial bribery. The main objective of the campaign is to provide... Read More
In April 2006, the Chinese government opened a new Administrative Service Center to handle license applications for new medical devices and drugs in China more efficiently. This center, which is part of the State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA), will undertake administrative... Read More
Asia has a population of over 4 billion people, and represents about 60% of the world's population. Annual economic growth rates in the Asian countries have been as high as 8 or 10% over the past decade, in comparison with some developed... Read More