MHRA updates specification for ventilators to be used in UK hospitals during COVID-19 emergency

2024-02-29T13:50:15+00:00April 30th, 2020|Categories: Compliance, Covid-19, Europe, Regulatory, UK|Tags: , , , |

MHRA updated the guidance on the clinical requirements to consider for ventilators during COVID-19 emergency. This guidance sets out the clinical requirements based on the consensus of what is ‘minimally acceptable’ performance in the opinion of the anaesthesia and [...]

International regulators pledge collective support to combat COVID-19 pandemic

2024-02-26T12:08:56+00:00April 29th, 2020|Categories: Clinical Trial, Covid-19, Europe, Regulatory|Tags: , , , |

EMA has endorsed a joint COVID-19 statement published today by the International Coalition of Medicines Regulatory Authorities (ICMRA) committing to a strengthening of global collaboration in the fight against coronavirus disease. 'The COVID-19 pandemic affects the whole world and the best way to fight it [...]

EMA updated the guidance on the management of clinical trials during COVID-19 pandemic

2024-02-02T11:41:53+00:00April 29th, 2020|Categories: Clinical Trial, Covid-19, Europe, Regulatory|Tags: , , , , , |

European Medicines Agency (EMA) updated the guidance on the management of clinical trials during COVID-19 pandemic. Version 3 published on 28 April 2020 provides additional clarification on: the distribution of medicines to trial participants. This takes into account social-distancing measures [...]

MDCG publishes new guidances on Equivalence, Legacy devices, PMCF and Ventilators

2024-02-29T09:43:48+00:00April 28th, 2020|Categories: Clinical Trial, Covid-19, Europe, MDR, Regulatory|Tags: , , , , |

The European Commission’s Medical Device Coordination Group (MDCG) posted five new guidances on demonstrating equivalence to existing devices; clinical evidence for legacy devices; templates for post market clinical follow-up plans and evaluation reports; and regulatory requirements for ventilators. Equivalence [...]

IMDRF issues guidances on cybersecurity, personalized devices, conformity assessment bodies and terminologies for categorized Adverse Event Reporting (AER)

2024-02-26T11:42:11+00:00April 24th, 2020|Categories: Compliance, Europe, Innovation, Regulatory, Software, USA|Tags: , , , , |

The International Medical Device Regulators Forum (IMDRF) issued on April 20th four technical documents covering cybersecurity, personalized devices, conformity assessment bodies and terminologies for categorized Adverse Event Reporting (AER). Following, a short overview on the content of the guidelines: [...]

Columbia: procedures not related to the COVID-19 emergency

2024-02-01T16:43:42+00:00April 15th, 2020|Categories: Clinical Trial, Compliance, Covid-19, Regulatory|Tags: , , , |

In accordance with the provisions of Resolution No. 2020012926 of April 3, 2020 "By means of which temporary administrative measures are adopted within the framework of the health emergency declared by the National Government due to COVID-19" , it [...]

Germany: BfArM Recommendations for clinical trials with medical devices during the COVID-19 pandemic

2024-02-26T11:12:52+00:00March 27th, 2020|Categories: Clinical Trial, Covid-19, Europe, Regulatory, Western Europe|Tags: , , , |

On March 26, 2020, the BfArM published "Additional recommendations on the European Guidance on the Management of Clinical Trials during the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic " for clinical trials with medicinal products. All recommendations are aimed at: continue to ensure [...]

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