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Section 6 medicine, reinforce the mechanism of
drug shortage reporting, and ensure the
Future Perspective balance between supply and demand in the
healthcare system while at the same time
With the discovery of novel substances consolidating pharmacovigilance to ensure
and the impact of newly emerging technologies medication safety for the general public.
and chemicals, the management of the hygiene III. TFDA will continue to improve various
and safety of food and medicinal products is regulations under the “Medical Devices
getting complicated each day. By integration Act” and the “Cosmetic Hygiene and
of different ministries and departments as well Safety Act”; to enhance exchange and
as the expansion of the business operators collaboration with international laws
and the participation of the public, TFDA and regulations; and to build a modern
is constructing a comprehensive protection regulatory environment that is harmonized
network for food, medicinal products, with international regulations. A
and cosmetics safety. Future important diversified and flexible review mechanism
administrative plans include: for pre-market inspections will be in
I. Strengthen the applicable intelligent place and TFDA will provide dedicated
support to medical device businesses in
technology and combine it in food and terms of regulatory compliance as they
drug safety and risk management and develop innovative medical devices.
continue to optimize the “Five-Point Food The medical device digital clinical trial
Safety” policy setting by integrating cross- management platform will be launched
ministerial and departmental resources, and TFDA will continue to improve
maximizing food safety management production source control, tracking
resources, consolidating tracking and management, and distribution practice, to
follow-up, reinforcing border inspections, accelerate the market approval of medical
audits, and autonomous management among device products so as to satisfy domestic
business operators in order to enhance the demands with better consumer protection.
food management capacity in our country IV. Implement the forward-looking “Food
and to protect public health. Safety Construction Plan,” which
II. Continue to complete the regulation includes the “construction plan for a
modern food and drug national laboratory
structure for regenerative medicinal building coordinated with functional
products, promote electronic management
of drug administration, bridge smart
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