India Takes Another Stab At Regulating Devices As Devices
Executive Summary
As part of the Indian government's three-pronged strategy to bring the entire medtech sector under regulatory control, it has proposed new rules and finalized quality management system standards for medical devices and in vitro diagnostics.
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