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Medicines Control Council, not the courts, must classify medicines and medical devices

By Justin Malherbe (ZA) and Jarrett Whitehead on February 9, 2017 Posted in General

In December 2016 the Pretoria High Court ruled that one cannot avoid regulatory oversight by the Medicines Control Council (MCC) by declaring that a health-related product is a medical device and not a medicine. That is a determination which the MCC must make. In Omegalabs (Pty) Ltd v The Medicines Control Council and Others, the … Continue reading

Office of Health Standards Compliance procedural regulations in force

By Jarrett Whitehead and Justin Malherbe (ZA) on November 1, 2016 Posted in General

The ‘Procedural regulations pertaining to the functioning of the office of health standards compliance and handling of complaints by the ombud’ (the procedural regulations) were brought into force on 13 October 2016. The Office of Health Standards Compliance (The OHSC), was established by the National Health Act. It is responsible for the monitoring and enforcement … Continue reading