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Monthly Recap: China Pharmaceutical Regulatory Updates | April 2023
Regulatory updates in Apr. 2023: 1. China Grants Four Rx-to-OTC Switches; China Adjusts Catalogs of Anesthetics and Psychoactive Drugs; China Reveals the 8th Medical VBP’s Bidding Result...
May 15, 2023

POLICY
What's New About China's 8th Volume-based Procurement (VBP) of Drugs
China's 8th medical volume-based procurement (VBP) covers 39 drugs (number based on generic name) with an average price cut of 56%, estimated to save 1.67 million yuan (circa 240,000 USD) annually based on the planned procurement volumes.
Apr 26, 2023

INDUSTRY
Green Development: Not Merely Conceptual, But Compulsory for Pharma Manufacturing in China
China is not advanced enough in regulations and technologies for green development, but the good news is that China has been making progress. China tends to turn guidelines into compulsory regulations, including setting up clearer standards for regulating pollution emission.
Apr 19, 2023

REGULATION
[Updated] China Issues the 2020 Edition of Chinese Pharmacopoeia
On Jul. 2, 2020, the National Medical Product Administration and the National Health Commission published the 2020 Edition of the Pharmacopoeia of the People’s Republic of China, which will come into force on Dec. 30, 2020.
Apr 18, 2023

REGULATION
Monthly Recap: China Pharmaceutical Regulatory Updates | March 2023
China regulatory updates in Mar. 2023: 1. China NMPA Grants OTC Status to Two Former Prescription Drugs; 2. China NMPA Releases Two RLD Lists; 3. China NMPA Releases RLD Adjustment Procedures; 4. China CDE Trials Work Procedures for Expediting the Review of Innovative Drug’s Marketing Authorization Application; 5. China CDE Consults on Dossier Requirements for Moving the Manufacturing Site to China...
Apr 13, 2023

INDUSTRY
Monthly Report: New Drug Approvals in China | March 2023
In Mar. 2023, China NMPA approved 15 new drugs, which are all chemical drugs. 1. Raynovent’s Leritrelvir Tablets 2. Shanghai Haihe Biopharma’s Glumetinib Tablets 3. IPSEN PHARMA’s Triptorelin Pamoate for Injection 4. AstraZeneca’s Acalabrutinib Capsules (CALQUENCE) 5. Nobelpharma’s Sirolimus Gel (HYFTOR)...
Apr 07, 2023

REGULATION
China May Delist Ineligible Reference Listed Drugs (RLDs) of Chemical Generic Drugs
On Mar. 24, 2023, China NMPA released the Procedures for Adjusting Reference Listed Drugs (RLDs) of Chemical Generic Drugs (Trial) with immediate effect. RLDs are reference drugs to which generic drugs should be equivalent in safety and efficacy. NMPA finds that some listed RLDs no longer meet the Chinese Pharmacopoeia standards or the current technological requirements. That’s why NMPA formulates and implements the RLD Adjustment Procedures.
Mar 28, 2023

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The 16th Rare Disease Day: China's Efforts to Make Orphan Drugs Available and Affordable
This year’s Feb. 28 marks the 16th International Rare Disease Day. In China, there are around 20 million rare disease patients, with more than 200,000 additional patients each year. China has shown a supportive attitude towards rare disease drug development in a series of official documents. The regulations and policies introduced in this article are significant in terms of the drugs’ marketing authorization review timeline and pricing.
Mar 10, 2023

REGULATION
EDQM: Supplement 11.2 of the European Pharmacopoeia Available
Supplement 11.2 of the European Pharmacopoeia (Ph.Eur.) is now available. This supplemental edition lists several updated monographs that will be implemented on 01 July 2023. All CEP holders (Certificate of Suitability of Monographs of the European Pharmacopoeia holders) are encouraged to align their specifications and thus the respective CEPs to the new monographs.
Mar 09, 2023
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