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A distributor is a person or company appointed by an AR (for medical device manufactured in foreign country) or a manufacturer (for locally manufactured medical device) to further medical devices registered by the AR or the manufacturer into the Malaysian market. A distributor shall only distribute registered medical devices authorized and on behalf of the AR or the manufacturer. A distributor shall obtain an establishment license to conduct its activity.
A distributor is a person or company appointed by an AR (for medical device manufactured in foreign country) or a manufacturer (for locally manufactured medical device) to further medical devices registered by the AR or the manufacturer into the Malaysian market. A distributor shall only distribute registered medical devices authorized and on behalf of the AR or the manufacturer. A distributor shall obtain an establishment license to conduct its activity.
Various people or entities who are responsible for procurement, transportation, delivery, storage, device tracking, installation, commissioning, service, maintenance and calibration, need to be appropriately managed and regulated to ensure safety and performance of medical devices at the point of use. The level of risks associated with these activities may be of similar degree as those in the manufacturing environment and the lack of control over these activities may affect safety and performance of the devices. GDPMD specifies the requirements for a quality management system (QMS) to be established, implemented and maintained by an establishment in carrying out activities in medical device supply-chain to comply with medical device regulatory requirements as stipulated in Act 737 and its subsidiary legislations. GDPMD requires an establishment to demonstrate its ability to maintain quality, safety and performance of medical devices in compliance with the regulatory requirements throughout the supply-chain. The requirement for GDPMD is stipulated as the QMS requirement for those involved in medical device supply chain, namely the AR, importer and distributor as required para 11 of Third Schedule of MDR2012.
GDPMD is a requirement for establishment licensing of distributor. It is a type of QMS to ensure the safety and performance throughout the medical device supply chain. The GDPMD will be assessed and certified by the CAB. The certificate issued by the CAB shall be submitted as part of the requirements for establishment license application.
You may asked for the copy of establishment licensing certificate directly from your manufacturer/ Authorized representative (AR) / distributor. It is a requirement for Ministry of Health procurement division to ascertain that this products are from a licensed establishment and registered. MDA will not provide any letter for tendering agent. If they are still facing a problem, the tendering agent may call directly to MDA.
