Pakistan introduces new Medical Devices Rules
29-Mar-15, Daily Times
The Drugs Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP), Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations & Coordination has notified the Medical Devices Rules, 2015, bringing the medical devices under comprehensive regulatory control for the first time in Pakistan.
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The purpose of the regulation is to protect the public health by providing safe and effective medical devices, to ensure that new technology is made available for use for patients in a timely manner and to prevent the alarming increase in deadly blood-born infectious diseases.
Minister for National Health Services Saira Afzal Tarar said after promulgation of these rules Pakistan is now standing ahead of its neighbouring countries including India and Bangladesh with respect to regulatory mechanisms specific to medical devices.