Compulsory device registration in Saudi Arabia from 2009
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
Saudi Arabia will launch its national medical device registration system and an adverse incident investigation system in January 2008. Registration, through the Medical Devices National Registry, will be voluntary for the first year, but from 2009, it will be compulsory for all medical devices entering the country to be approved by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA).