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Previously, drug substance manufacturers submitting applications for new drugs, generic drugs, or minor variations involving the introduction or change of a drug substance (DS) manufacturer were not required to provide GMP evidence. However, starting from October 1st, it is essential to note that GMP compliance evidence will be mandatory for these submissions in Singapore. This […]

  Entering a new market like Singapore can indeed be a strategic move for Chinese pharmaceutical companies expanding into Southeast Asia. Today TRC would like to highlight 6 key areas from a regulatory perspective: 1. Quality of the CMC documents- Drug Substance a)     GMP Compliance: Starting from October 2024, compliance with Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) […]

  The ASEAN Joint Assessment Procedure is a procedure in which the same marketing authorization application is simultaneously submitted to all participating ASEAN National Medicines Regulatory Authorities (NRAs). ASEAN National Medicines Regulatory Authorities (NRAs) includes: Health Sciences Authority (HSA)- Singapore National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency (NPRA)- Malaysia Thai Food and Drug Administration (Thai FDA) Food and […]

Regulatory compliance in the healthcare industry is essential to maintaining quality standards and preventing fraud and abuse, thus ensuring patient safety. However, local and overseas pharmaceutical and medical companies seeking to register their medical products in Singapore may find navigating the numerous regulations governing their operations overwhelming and time-consuming. Due to the dynamic nature of […]

It has come to the end of the year where budgeting and planning are in full force for 2024.  In regulatory, we do it via the RPA way which stands for Review, Plan and Act . TRC shall share a short summary on what RPA means : Review Start off with product annual review to […]

During the expansion of territory in the traditional  business model, there will be multiple distributors that manufacturers must deal with. Unlike big companies that have a dedicated staff looking after the region. Smaller companies  or companies that do not have a local office established in the territory will rely on their business manager who might […]