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Indian Govt Notifies New Norms to Regulate Medical Devices
On February 2, 2017 The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has announced Medical Devices Rules, 2017 that separates regulatory norms for manufacturing medical devices from drugs. The rules will come into effect from January 1, 2018. This new rules is to regulate medical devices in the country to ease
Maharashtra FDA Asks Blood Banks to Submit License Renewal Applications
Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has directed all 306 blood banks in the state to submit applications of renewal of licenses by 31st December 2016 to carry out timely inspections and approvals. There are around 53 blood banks in the state for which renewals are pending. As stated in
More Than Half of Women Plan to Buy Natural Beauty Products
Now a new survey shows that, natural products continue to remain top of mind for many women when it comes to the personal care beauty products. The second annual Green Beauty Barometer survey questioned more than 1,000 U.S. women aged 18 and up about their beauty consumer habits and desires
Korean Entrepreneurs to Venture into Indian Cosmetics Market
The United States remains the biggest market for Korean cosmetic products and nowadays Korean investors are venturing into Indian cosmetic market. The Korea Trade Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) launched at least 10 Korean cosmetics brands in India very recent. There are over 200 brands of Korean cosmetics. The US and
Meet Us at The Medical Device Regulatory Summit in Mumbai
The first Medical Device Regulatory Summit in India is being held at Holiday Inn Mumbai International Airport on 29 November 2016. Morulaa HealthTech is pleased to partner at this event. Medical Device Regulatory Summit 2016, is an event intended to raise awareness of the need for clarity on regulations, Intellectual
Government move to extend the validity period of new drug
A new drug is considered ‘new’ for 10 years instead of the current four and it will be followed from the date of its first approval. A committee of secretaries has proposed that period in the interest of better and more effective regulation. The committee comprising the secretaries of DIPP,
India’s Cosmetics Market May Double by 2021
The sales of cosmetic products in India is increasing robustly because of the Increasing purchasing power and disposable income, urbanization, growing awareness about beauty products and manufacturers aggressively pushing products in rural areas of India. Affordability and rising consumer are also responsible for high cosmetic sales. According to recently published
Government to Consider Extending Medical device Shelf Life
The government has suggested five years for shelf life of all medical devices in the draft released on 19th October. These regulations have been disliked on many grounds because of shelf life of medical devices suggested in the draft. A senior government official said if the government could reconsider this
CDSCO’s Comment Period for the Medical device Rules, 2016
The Union health ministry of India has newly released a draft for Medical devices rules on 17 Oct, 2016 in Gazette notification and opened a 30-day comment period through which industry and other interested persons may submit feedback regarding the new proposals. These rules may be called “The Medical device
New Norms for Stents and Ortho Implants Coming Soon
A new draft for medical devices Stents and orthopaedic implants may come soon under stringent regulatory, proposing stricter norms for firms selling such medical devices to confirm quality. This draft proposes a shelf life for all medical devices and also makes it mandatory for products to contain manufacturing and expiry