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GESTÃO da DISPONIBILIDADE de MEDICAMENTOS : “Formação muito enriquecedora, com muita interação e envolvimento dos formandos
Realizou-se no dia 30 de novembro a primeira edição do workshop exclusivo da Formiventos sobre a GESTÃO da DISPONIBILIDADE de MEDICAMENTOS, conduzido por Helena Ponte, Unidade de Projetos Interinstitucionais e para o Sistema de Saúde da INFARMED Foi uma sessão...
Novos pedidos de AIM 2023 : “Formador excelente. Formação muito prática e útil.”
Nos dias 5 e 6 de dezembro decorreu a formação sobre os Novos pedidos de AIM : Uma combinação de teoria e exercícios práticos, para adquirir os conhecimentos cruciais para gerir com sucesso a tramitação completa do seus Novos pedidos de AIM O formador, Dr Selmo...
The EU health policy Pharmaceutical Reform . Awareness session for SMEs EMA
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EU Implementation Guide (Vet EU IG) on veterinary medicines product data in the Union Product Database
This document provides detailed guidance on the data elements and associated business rules for the submission of information on medicinal products authorised for veterinary use into the Union Product Database (UPD), as required in Regulation (EU) 2019/6 and...
BOAS PRÁTICAS CLÍNICAS ICH GCP E6 (R3) : “Excelência na exposição da informação”
No 30 de novembro decorreu a formação sobre as BOAS PRÁTICAS CLÍNICAS : ICH GCP E6 (R3)conduzida pela reconhecida especialista Dra Maria Alexandra Ribeiro, Presidente da CEIC A Formiventos apresentou um curso específico de actualização com o objetivo de efectuar uma...
PROMOTIONAL REVIEW COMPLIANCE & BEST PRACTICES: “Formação muito bem organizada, estruturada, e com casos práticos atuais.”
No passado dia 29 de novembro decorreu mais uma nova edição da formação sobre PROMOTIONAL REVIEW COMPLIANCE & BEST PRACTICES conduzido por Sónia Ferreira, Technical Director, RA Manager/ LRPPV, Quality Manager da GUERBET. A. MARTINS & FERNANDES Uma sessão...
MDCG Position Paper : Notice to manufacturers and notified bodies to ensure timely compliance with MDR and IVDR requirements
With the adoption of Regulations (EU) 2017/745 (MDR) and 2017/746 (IVDR), the regulatory framework for medical devices and in vitro diagnostic medical devices (IVD) has significantly changed. The main objectives of these two Regulations are to establish a robust,...
EFPIA White Paper on Climate Change
The research driven pharmaceutical industry, represented by EFPIA, strives to improve human health and wellbeing. It is scientifically proven that climate change will adversely impact human health . Therefore, understanding the relationship between people, health and...
Falsification of medical devices – Results of European survey
The falsification of medical devices is a serious international matter of concern, but little data is available, making it difficult to assess the current state of affairs. To help bridge this gap, the Committee of Experts on Minimising Public Health Risks Posed by...
CONTROLO DE ALTERAÇÕES: “Evento super interessante , onde o conhecimento teórico e prático são postos a disposição dos participantes”
No dia 29 de novembro , decorreu em Lisboa a 5ª edição da formação sobre o CONTROLO DE ALTERAÇÕES, conduzido por Sara Cunha , CHC & GEM Quality Business Partner, da Sanofi A Formiventos apresentou esta formação exclusiva para os profissionais da Indústria...
Q&A on the protection of Commercially Confidential Information and Personal Data while using CTIS
This Q&A document has been created to provide preliminary guidance to CTIS users on how to protect personal data and commercially confidential information (CCI) in CTIS, the EU database established in accordance with the requirements of Regulation (EU) No 536/2014...
Qualificação de Fornecedores : ” Uma exclelente formação com conhecimentos actualizados e muito interessante . “
No passado dia 22 de novembro decorreu mais uma nova edição da formação sobre Qualificação de Fornecedores ,Clientes e Entidades Subcontratadas , conduzida por Teresa Cruz , da MTA Pharma Nesta formação foram revistos todos os passos do processo da qualificação :...
IRIS guide for applicants (How to create and submit IRIS applications, for industry and individual applicants)
This guide has been produced to show applicants how to use the IRISplatform to prepare and submit an #application and/or data for a #scientificprocedure (orphan designation application, scientific advice,ITF briefing meeting requests, PRIME, marketing status reports,...
Personal health data: better portability and safe sharing
Better healthcare with portability rights The law would give patients the right to access their personal health data across the EU’s different healthcare systems (so-called primary use), and allow health professionals to access data on their patients. Access would...
Application of ISO/IEC 17021-1 in the Field of Medical Device Quality Management Systems (ISO 13485)
ISO/IEC 17021-1 is an International Standard that sets out the general requirements for bodies operating audit and certification of organizations’ management systems. If such bodies are to be accredited as complying with ISO/IEC 17021-1 with the objective of auditing...
BOAS PRÁTICAS DE DISTRIBUIÇÃO DE MEDICAMENTOS “ Excelente formação , muito esclarecedora e com a grande vantagem de discussão de casos práticos.
Nos dias 22 e 23 de novembro teve lugar a edição número 20 da formação sobre as BOAS PRÁTICAS de DISTRIBUIÇÃO de medicamentos de uso humano e de substâncias ativas; uma formação dinâmica, super interessante donde são abordados os temas de forma prática e concisa e...
New Cybersecurity Requirements for Medical Devices in the EU: The Forthcoming European Health Data Space, Data Act, and Artificial Intelligence Act
Much has been written on cybersecurity generally and on medical device cybersecurity more specifically; however, the latter is a matter of relatively recent regulation in the EU. In some of our previous work,2 we set out the existing legal framework on cybersecurity,...
Gestão de Alterações aos termos de AIM : “Formação muito interessante com vários exemplos práticos e úteis “
De acordo com os dados da EMA, mais de 40% das submissões requerem ser revistas. As deficiências mais comuns são as relativas ao preenchimento dos formulários, a deficiências na classificação das alterações e à falta de documentação de suporte (não justificação das...
Aprovação, Formação e Revisão anual de PREÇOS de MEDICAMENTOS: ” Formação muito bem estruturada e com exemplos práticos muito esclarecedores “
Realizou-se no dia 21 de novembro a segunda edição do workshop exclusivo da Formiventos sobre Aprovação, Formação e Revisão anual de PREÇOS de MEDICAMENTOS conduzido pela excelente formadora Dra Jalmira Mulchande, Senior Consultant da PHARMAISSUES Este programa...
NEW EU GMP ANNEX 1 implementation: three months later… interpretations and Q & A
The revised Annex 1 of the EU GMP Guideline, came into force on August 25th, 2023. The revised Annex 1 of the PIC/S GMP Guideline (PE 009) on the manufacture of sterile medicinal products was adopted by the PIC/S Committee on September 9, 2022 and came into force on...
THE FUTURE OF EUROPE’S MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY REGULATIONS
MedTech Europe and its members fully support the objectives of the medical technology regulations IVDR and MDR to establish a “robust, transparent, predictable and sustainable regulatory framework for [in vitro diagnostic] medical devices which ensures a high level of...
Personalized Medical Devices – Regulatory Pathways
The primary purpose of this IMDRF guidance is to recommend a harmonized approach for the application of existing regulatory pathways to medical devices that are intended for a particular individual, and to identify special considerations for the regulation of each...
European Medicines Agency post-authorisation procedural advice for users of the centralised procedure
Questions and answers are being updated continuously and will be marked by “NEW” or “Rev.” with the relevant date upon publication. This guidance document addresses a number of questions which marketing authorisation holders (MAHs) may have on post-authorisation...
Guidance for Industry: Compliance Policy for Cosmetic Product Facility Registration and Cosmetic Product Listing
This guidance is intended to assist owners or operators of cosmetic product facilities that are subject to the requirements related to facility registration and responsible persons that are subject to the requirements related to cosmetic product listing under the...
First electronic product information (ePI) published for selected human medicines
News 08/11/2023 The Heads of Medicines Agencies (HMA), the European Commission (EC) and EMA have published for the first time electronic product information (ePI) for selected human medicines harmonised across the European Union (EU). The product information of a...
CREDITAÇÃO DA OF PARA A FORMAÇÃO “PREÇOS de MEDICAMENTOS “
Apresentamos-lhe a edição número 2 da formação sobre "Aprovação, Formação e Revisão anual de PREÇOS de MEDICAMENTOS" que vai decorrer no próximo dia 21 de novembro em Lisboa . Um guia completo para o desenvolvimento da estratégia de pedido de preço de medicamentos, e...
EU MDR/IVDR (Notified Bodies Survey (October 2023))
The EU Commission has today published 'Notified Bodies Survey on certifications and applications (MDR/IVDR) Survey results with data status 30 June 2023 (medium and small dataset)' The aim of the study is to support monitoring and analyzing the availability of...
Classification of digital interventions, services and applications in health: a shared language to describe the uses of digital technology for health
The WHO Classification of digital interventions, services and applications in health (CDISAH) categorizes the different ways in which digital health interventions used in digital applications and services are used to address individual and health sector needs and...
MedTech Europe Position Paper: The Future of Europe’s Medical Technology Regulations
Europe takes great pride in its robust social security systems and the fundamental principles of equitable healthcare access. Medical technologies form an integral part of such quality healthcare and are crucial for all stages of the patient journey, from prevention...
MSSG Toolkit on recommendations on tackling shortages of medicinal products
The European Medicines Agency EMA has published a so called "MSSG Toolkit on recommendations on tackling shortages of medicinal products", a guidance document for use by the MSSG to facilitate identification of recommendations on critical shortages of medicinal...
PROMOTIONAL REVIEW de SUPLEMENTOS ALIMENTARES : “Formação de excelência com exemplos práticos”
“Formação de excelência sobre publicidade de Suplementos Alimentares com exemplos práticos que refletem muito bem o que se deve e o que não se deve fazer . “ PHARMAFFAIRS “Como sempre acontece nas sessões da Formiventos, foi mais uma excelente oportunidade de...
Commission steps up actions to address critical shortages of medicines and strengthen security of supply in the EU
The Commission has adopted today a set of actions to better prevent and mitigate critical medicine shortages in the EU, this winter, next winter and beyond. Recent critical shortages, including of certain antibiotics last winter, show that continued coordinated action...
EMA takes further steps to address critical shortages of medicines in the EU
Today, EMA published details of the newly created solidarity mechanism developed by the EMA Medicines Shortages Steering Group (MSSG). This voluntary mechanism allows Member States to support each other in the face of a critical medicine shortage. The solidarity...
EUDAMED RoadMap
The EU Commission has today published a Draft EUDAMED RoadMap with updated timelines for each module and mandatory use dates. Q4 2027: Actor, Certificates, MSU, Vigilance and CI/PS (MDR Article 123(3) (d) ) / (IVDR Article 113(3) (f)) Q2 2029: Devices and Certificates...
Benefit-Risk Assessment for New Drug and Biological Products OCTOBER 2023
The intent of this guidance is to clarify for drug sponsors and other stakeholders how considerations about a drug’s benefits, risks, and risk management options factor into certain premarket and postmarket regulatory decisions that the Food and Drug Administration...
VALIDAÇÃO de TRANSPORTE em ambiente BPD : Uma Formação muito útil , com excelentes exemplos práticos
“Excelente partilha de dúvidas e situações reais entre os participantes e a formadora. “. PLURAL Realizou-se na quarta-feira passada a formação sobre a VALIDAÇÃO de TRANSPORTE em ambiente BPD bajo o lema " Elaboração, revisão e aprovação do protocolo de...
Regulatory considerations on artificial intelligence for health
The World Health Organization (WHO) has released a new publication listing key regulatory considerations on artificial intelligence (AI) for health. The publication emphasizes the importance of establishing AI systems’ safety and effectiveness, rapidly making...
MDCG 2023-4 – Medical Device Software (MDSW) – Hardware combinations Guidance on MDSW intended to work in combination with hardware or hardware components
Software has become an increasingly important part of the medical device landscape. It is estimated that one in four medical devices either incorporate medical device software (MDSW)1 or are MDSW in their own right. With the broad public use of smart phones and...
Benefit-Risk Assessment for New Drug and Biological Products OCTOBER 2023
The intent of this guidance is to clarify for drug sponsors and other stakeholders how considerations about a drug’s benefits, risks, and risk management options factor into certain premarket and postmarket regulatory decisions that the Food and Drug Administration...
Quality, safety and efficacy of bacteriophages as veterinary medicines – Scientific guideline
The guideline specifically concerns bacteriophage products for prophylactic, metaphylactic and/or therapeutic treatment of one or more specific bacterial infection(s) or infectious disease(s) caused by bacteria, or dysbiotic conditions, where efficacy of treatment is...
The European Medical Technology in Figures 2023
MedTech Europe has developed this interactive Data Hub to provide the most relevant and up-to-date insights regarding the state of the medical technology industry. Capturing the activity of the medical technology industry is vital for healthcare stakeholders, business...
Atualização das listas previstas no Regulamento sobre notificação prévia de transações de medicamentos para o exterior do país – outubro de 2023
publicado no site infarmed 10 out 2023 Circular Informativa n.º 103/CD/100.20.200 de 06/10/2023 Foram atualizadas as listas anexas ao Regulamento sobre notificação prévia de transações de medicamentos para o exterior do país: Lista de medicamentos cuja exportação, ou...
Submission of Premarket Notifications for Magnetic Resonance Diagnostic Devices
This guidance document provides a detailed description of the information that should be included in a premarket notification for a magnetic resonance diagnostic device (MRDD). This document is intended to be used in conjunction with information regarding the content...
Revised CTIS Transparency Rules
Since the launch of CTIS in 2022, the deferral functionalities have proven to be complex from an information management and data security perspective, which has led to some uncertainties in the use of CTIS when deferrals were applied. The deferral functionality,...
EFPIA Assessment of main provisions and key EFPIA recommendations on the revision of the pharmaceutical package
The European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA) is today publishing its official response to the draft Pharmaceutical Legislation [published 26 April]. It reiterates Industry’s view that the proposals, in their current form, would harm...
EMA Questions and answers for biological medicinal products
Table of contents Reprocessing (3.2.S.2.2, 3.2.P.3.3) Raw materials and media components (3.2.S.2.3) Method identification numbers (3.2.S.4.1, 3.2.P.5.1) Process validation, removal of process related impurities, process related impurities testing (3.2.S.2.5,...
Electronic Submission Template for Medical Device 510(k) Submissions
This guidance provides the standards for the submission of premarket notification (510(k)) submissions by electronic format, a timetable for establishment of these standards, and criteria for waivers of and exemptions from the requirements to meet a statutory...
European Medicines Agency pre-authorisation procedural advice for users of the centralised procedure
This integrated version has been created for printing purposes only. Please refer to the individual question & answers as published in the pre-submission guidance for access to the hyperlinked information. Questions and answers are being updated continuously and...
Human Prescription Drug and Biological Products — Labeling for Dosing Based on Weight or Body Surface Area for Readyto-Use Containers — “Dose Banding”
Having multiple different strengths of a drug product available in ready-to-use containers from which the entire drug content of the container(s) is administered to the patient may simplify the preparation and administration of a drug compared to preparing and...
Demonstrating Substantial Evidence of Effectiveness Based on One Adequate and Well-Controlled Clinical Investigation and Confirmatory Evidence
FDA has interpreted this substantial evidence requirement as generally requiring two adequate 44 and well-controlled clinical investigations, each convincing on its own, to establish effectiveness. Nevertheless, as noted in the 1998 Effectiveness guidance, FDA has...
FDA DRAFT GUIDANCE Electronic Submission Template for Medical Device De Novo Requests
FDA is issuing this draft guidance document to introduces submitters of De Novo requests to the Center for Devices and Radiological Health and Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research to the current resources and associated content developed and made publicly...


















































