China Cabinet Proposes Five-Year Plan For Greater Drug, Device Quality
This article was originally published in PharmAsia News
Executive Summary
China’s State council proposed a five-year plan, through 2015, that would raise drug standards and quality across all categories and lift standards for medical equipment.
China’s State council proposed a five-year plan, through 2015, that would raise drug standards and quality across all categories and lift standards for medical equipment. The changes reflect public concerns about the quality of the nation’s medical products. The plan would raise standards for 2,500 designated chemical-based drugs, 2,800 traditional Chinese medicines, 200 biological drug, 350 herbal medicines and 650 TCM components. Accompanying the standards is a greater attention to monitoring quality at all levels with an eye to crack down on counterfeits. The plan also would require 90% of medical devices to meet international standards. (Click here for more
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“China To Raise Medical Industry Standards” – People’s Daily (Xinhua) (China) (2/15/12)