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Orphan Drugs in Asia Report 2017

Following the example of the U.S. FDA's Orphan Drug Act established in 1983, some Asian countries have developed orphan drug legislation, such as Singapore's Orphan Drug Exemption to the Medicines Act and Japan's Orphan Drug Amendment to the Pharmaceutical Affairs Law. While... Read More

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Malaysia Drug Market Update 2017

Introduction In 2016, Malaysia’s economy expanded 5% and the population was at 30 million. The country also has the third highest GDP per capita adjusted for purchasing power pairty (PPP) in ASEAN at $27,000, behind only Singapore and Brunei (International Monetary Fund,... Read More

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Malaysia Launches Health Transformation Initiative

The Malaysian Health Ministry is planning on launching the Malaysian Health Transformation Initiative. The goal of these efforts is to converge public and private healthcare systems together in order to provide a sustainable, affordable, and high quality system to Malaysians. In past... Read More

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Smaller Economies in Asia to Boost MedTech Market

This article was also published on Medtech Intelligence.  Asia is the largest and most populous continent in the world. With a population greater than 4.4 billion (or about two-thirds of the world’s population), there are tremendous medtech opportunities in the region. Nowadays,... Read More

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Diabetes In Asia

Studies have shown that Asians are at a higher risk of developing type II diabetes than Europeans. As Asia is continuing to develop, lifestyle diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, and high cholesterol are on the rise. About 70% of diabetes patients live... Read More

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Malaysia Product Classification Flowchart Infographic

Malaysia Medical Device Authority product classification steps (click to download full size image). Read more about why it is important to classify your product before registering your product as a device in Malaysia. For more information about our medical device or pharmaceutical registration... Read More

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Asia Increases Efforts to Promote Vaccinations

Multiple countries in the APAC region have been experiencing outbreaks of preventable diseases in 2016.  The number of Singapore’s measles cases doubled in the first half of 2016 compared to the same time period in 2015, while Malaysia’s tripled from 2015 to... Read More

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Asia Behind in Health Economics

While the US and EU have been using health economics outcomes for drugs and devices for a number of years, Asia is behind in this area.  Much of this is caused by the lack of standardized systems, regulations, and resources needed to... Read More