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Proposed Changes to the Guidance on Recognized Standards for Medical Devices in Canada

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Changes affecting the approval of medical devices in Canada are coming. Health Canada has released a notice on Proposed Changes to the Guidance on Recognized Standards for Medical Devices along with a Draft List of Recognized...more

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Regulatory Amendments Impacting Drug and Medical Device Recalls Coming Into Force

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On December 17, 2024, recent amendments to the Food and Drug Regulations (FDR) and the Medical Devices Regulations (MDR) relating to the recall of drugs and medical devices will come into force....more

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Health Canada’s proposed regulatory amendments to address health product shortages

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On June 25, 2024, Health Canada published a notice of intent and Building resilience: Health Canada’s plan to address health product shortages, 2024 to 2028, relating to Health Canada’s plan over the next 4 years to address...more

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UK Proposes Approving Medical Devices Based on Approval in Other Countries

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Device manufacturers may soon have access to a new framework for marketing and selling medical devices in the United Kingdom.  On May 21, 2024, the UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) published...more

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2023 Highlights in Canadian Life Sciences IP and Regulatory Law

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Eli Lilly v Teva, Pharmascience, Riva, Apotex, Mylan (tadalafil, CIALIS) – Following a summary trial, Lilly’s infringement actions were dismissed: composition claims directed to “a physiologically acceptable salt” of...more

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Medical Devices updates: Annual performance report, new guiding principles for PCCPs for machine learning-enabled medical devices,...

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Medical Devices Directorate Performance Annual Report - In September 2023, Health Canada published the Medical Devices Directorate Performance Annual Report for April 1, 2022, through March 31, 2023. The report provides...more

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Health Canada proposes amendments to the Medical Devices Regulations to address future public health emergencies

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Health Canada has proposed amendments to the Medical Devices Regulations (Regulations) that would expand the regulatory framework for COVID-19 medical devices to apply to future public health emergencies...more

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Consultation open on Health Canada’s proposal on agile licensing for drugs and medical devices

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UPDATE: The consultation period has been extended until April 26, 2023. On December 17, 2022, the proposed amendments to both regulations were published for consultation: Regulations Amending Certain Regulations Made Under...more

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2022 Highlights in Canadian Life Sciences IP and Regulatory Law

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Below are highlights from the Rx IP’s team’s 2022 updates (see also our Top 10 Rx IP Update Reads of 2022): Contents: 1. Patent decisions on the merits 2. PMNOC Regulations: Fifth-year anniversary of major amendments,...more

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Health Canada releases its Health Product Highlights, Annual Drug Submission Performance Reports and OPML Statistical Report

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Health Canada released a number of reports over the summer: - Annual Health Product Highlights for 2021, which provides an overview of new health products, including drugs and medical devices, that Health Canada approved...more

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2022 mid-year highlights in Canadian life sciences IP and regulatory law

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In the first half of 2022, Rx IP Update reported on a number of developments in Canadian life sciences IP and regulatory law. The Rx IP Update team at Smart & Biggar has collected the top stories from January to July and...more

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Updates to Health Canada’s regulatory initiatives for 2022-2024, and amendments to Food and Drug Regulations (Exports and...

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Update: Health Canada’s “ Forward Regulatory Plan: 2023-2025” no longer lists some of the below initiatives, including the 2019 proposed amendments to the Food and Drug Regulations, “Regulations amending the Food and Drug...more

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New guidance documents and regulatory amendments regarding therapeutic product shortages

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As we have previously reported, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Minister of Health had made interim orders pursuant to the Food and Drugs Act to address the significant risk to health posed by shortages in 2020 and...more

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The Wait is Over: FDA Releases Proposed Rule to Align the U.S. Medical Device Quality Regulation with International Standards

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On February 23, 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published in the Federal Register, 87 Fed. Reg. 10119, the long-awaited proposed rule, Medical Devices; Quality System Regulation Amendments (Docket No....more

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Health Canada publishes notice of consultation for proposed amendments to the Medical Devices Regulations

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On January 7, 2022, Health Canada issued a notice of consultation for proposed amendments to the Medical Devices Regulations. The notice of consultation (i) advises of the notice of intent published on December 11, 2021...more

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Wait, Wait…Don’t Sell Me! FDA and Other Pre-Market Considerations for Commercial Products

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is a consumer protection agency that ensures the safety and efficacy of certain products in the US, such as medical devices, drugs, and prescriptions, tobacco products, cosmetics, food,...more

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Health Canada updates

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Mid-year update: Health products approved in 2021 – In October 2021, Health Canada published a “Mid-year update: Health products approved in 2021”, which provides an update on the drugs, medical devices, over-the-counter...more

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FDA And International Counterparts Release Best Practices For Machine Learning In Medical Device Development

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This week the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), along with Health Canada and the United Kingdom’s Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), identified 10 guiding principles to inform the development...more

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Proposed amendments to Food and Drug Regulations and Medical Devices Regulations would modernize the regulatory system for...

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On July 31, 2021, the Minister of Health provided notice of proposed amendments to the Food and Drug Regulations and the Medical Devices Regulations. The amendments are planned for spring 2022 and are intended to modernize...more

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Regulatory amendments provide permanent measures to address therapeutic product shortages

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On September 1, 2021, Regulations Amending Certain Regulations Concerning Drugs and Medical Devices (Shortages) (the “Regulations”) were published in Part II of the Canada Gazette. These amendments are intended to provide...more

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Health Canada TPD, BRDD and NNHPD Annual Performance Reports released

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The Therapeutic Products Directorate (TPD), the Biologic and Radiopharmaceutical Drugs Directorate (BRDD), and the Natural and Non-Prescription Health Products Directorate (NNHPD) have released their Drug Submission...more

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New CADTH Report on Health Technology Trends in 2021

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The Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH) published an interesting new report on January 29, 2021 about Health Technology Trends to Watch. The report identifies the following list of emerging trends...more

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Health Canada – COVID-19 update highlights

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UPDATE: The Regulations Amending Certain Regulations Concerning Drugs and Medical Devices (Shortages) were published in the Canada Gazette on September 1, 2021. These amendments are intended to provide Health Canada with...more

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Clinical trials relating to COVID-19

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UPDATE: The Interim Order No. 2 respecting clinical trials for medical devices and drugs relating to COVID-19: Notice was made on May 3, 2021 (see Notice here) and repeals the Interim Order respecting clinical trials for...more

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Summary of various COVID-19 measures instituted by Health Canada

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Health Canada has instituted numerous measures to help address and combat COVID-19, from facilitating access to COVID-19 products to protecting the public from false or misleading advertisements claiming to prevent, treat or...more

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