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Maldives Food and Drug Authority Ministry of Health Male', Maldives Guideline for Registration of Alternative and Traditional Medicines M edicine and Therapeutic Goods Division, Maldives Food and Drug Authority I Authorized by: Di rector General, MFDA Doc. No: MTG/RE-MD/GLN·TE 005 Doc. Name: Guideline for Regist rat ion of Alternative and Traditional Medicines Issue No . 01 Issue Date: Prepared by: Director, Approved by· Deputy Copy Letter: MTG/Re 04.03.2020 Pharmaceuticals Director General, GLN003 Revision No: • Revised Date: • Verified by: Technical Pharmaceuticals Page No:Page 1 of 13 Committee of MTG

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  • Maldives Food and Drug Authority

    Ministry of Health

    Male', Maldives

    Guideline for Registration of Alternative and Traditional Medicines

    Medicine and Therapeutic Goods Division, Maldives Food and Drug Authority I Authorized by: Director General, MFDA Doc. No: MTG/RE-MD/GLN·TE 005 Doc. Name: Guideline for Regist rat ion of Alternative and Tradit ional Medicines

    Issue No. 01 Issue Date: Prepared by: Director, Approved by· Deputy Copy Letter: MTG/Re 04.03.2020 Pharmaceuticals Director General, GLN003

    Revision No: • Revised Date: • Verified by: Technical Pharmaceut icals Page No:Page 1 of 13

    Committee of MTG

  • Guideline for Registration of Alternative and Traditional Medicines is released under the

    authority of

    Approved By:

    Ms.Thooma Adam Deputy Director General

    Maldives Food and Drug Authority

    It is the property of: Maldives Food and Drug Authority

    Male' Republic of M ldives

    Prepared by: Mohamed Fazeen

    Director, Pharmaceuticals

    Aishath Mohamed Deputy Director General, Pharmaceuticals

    Maldives Food and Drug Authority

    Authorised by: ThoomaAdam

    Deputy Director General, Laboratory Services

    Maldives Food and Drug Authority

    04.03.2020

    04.03.2020

    Medicine and Therapeutic Goods Division, Maldives Food and Drug Authority I Authorized by: Director General, MFDA Doc. No: MTG/RE·MD/GLN-TE 005 Doc. Name: Guldellne for Registration of Alternative and Tradltlonal Medicines

    Issue No: 01 Issue Date: Prepared by: Director, Approved by: Deputy Copy Letter. MTG/Re

    04 03.2020 Pharmaceuticals Director General, GLN003

    Revision No: - Revised Date: - Verified by: Technical Pharmaceuticals Page No:Page 2 of 13

    Committee of MTG

  • CONTENTS

    1 INTRODUCTION········-····-···-·-··-··-······-········----·--··--- ------····----- 4

    2 PURPOSE ·····-···············-······-···-··················--·········--·--·-··--····--··---·-----·--·---·-· 4

    3 SCOPE ·······--··-···-·-·-·--··-----··-··-······--··-··-·-·--·-······-·--·-----··-·-------·-----·-----------·----- 4

    4 What are Alternative and Traditional medicines? --···--·-·-·------··----·-·--·------·--------- ·--------·- 4

    5 Who should register a product? ·--·-··-······--------------------·---··--·-----·---·--·--·-·--·--··---------·-· 5

    6 What do you have to do if you want to register a product?----------·------------------------·-- 5

    6.1 Application Form/ Dossier submission: •··································· ··-·····················-·····-········- ·-· 5

    6.2 Dossier Content •··········-····-·- ················-················-···- ············-·-·····················-···· ···-·-·· 5

    6.3 What if you have to import a sample of alternative medicine? •······ ··········· ···-····-········ ·········-·-10

    7 Dossier Evaluation -·---·-----·---------------·--------··-· ---·--··----·-------------·--------·-----·-·--·-··-··-10

    7.2 Certification of registration:.•······-···---·-----------····-··-···-·· ···--···--·--··-··- --·· ········-·--·· ·-·-·--·--11

    8 Re-registration: ------------·----------------·---------------------·---·-----------------------·-----------------------11

    9 Approved Alternative/ Herbal Drug Ust----·----···--·-·----··--·-·---·--------·-------- --------·----- --------12

    10 Changes to particulars of products authorized with full dossier submission-·-- - --·----···------12

    11 Post-market suNelllance ------·--·--··-·---------··--------·---·-------·----------·--- ·------ --13

    12 Annex----- ·-·--···-···-··--··---·--··--·-·-------·--·-··········-····-····-·--·-· ------------13

    13 Reference documents: --··-·-·-·-·-------·-·---·----··----------······--·-·-····---····-------------13

    Medicine and Therapeutic Goods Division, Maldives Food and Dru1 Authority I Authorized by: Director General, MFDA Doc. No: MTG/RE•MD/GLN·TE 005 Doc. Name: Guideline for Re1istration of Alternative and Traditional Medicines

    Issue No: 01 Issue Date: Prepared by: Director, Approved by: Deputy Copy l etter: MTG/ Re

    04.03.2020 Pharmaceuticals Director General, GLN003

    Revision No: · Revised Date: · Verified by: Technical Pharmaceuticals Page No:Page 3 of 13 Committee of MTG

  • Guideline for Registration of Alternative and Traditional Medicines

    1 INTRODUCTION

    Alternative (Complementary) Medicines and Traditional medicines sold in the Maldives should be

    approved by the Maldives Food and Drug Authority (MFDA), to assure the quality and safety of the

    medicines. Product registration and approvals facilitate the traceability of products for post market

    surveillance activities as well as for product recalls if an incident warranting a recall occurs. MFDA

    strives to achieve a balance between regulatory stringency towards protection of public health and

    free market.

    2 PURPOSE

    This guideline is aimed at informing the public and stakeholders of the process, and requirements

    for registration of Alternative and Traditional Medicines for sale in the Maldives.

    3 SCOPE

    The procedure outlined in this guideline is applicable for Alternative medicines, herbal, traditional

    and complementary medicines that are imported, manufactured, and sold in the Maldives.

    4 What are Alternative and Traditional medicines?

    4.1.1 Herbal medicines are defined as "plant-derived materials or products with therapeutic or other

    human health benefits which contain either raw or processed ingredients from one or more

    plants."1

    4.1.2 Traditional medicines are defined as knowledge, skills, and practices based on theories and

    experiences indigenous to a local community or region. Traditional medicines are often used

    synonymously with the terms alternative and complementary medicines. Hence, for the

    1 WHO (World Health Organization).1988. Guidelines f or the Appropriate use of Herbal Medicines.

    Medkine and Therapevtk Goods Division, Maldives Food and Drug Authority I Authorized by: Director General, M FDA Doc. No: MTG/ RE-MD/ GLN-TE 00S Doc. Name: Guideline for Registration of Alternative and Traditional Medklnes

    Issue No: 01 Issue Date: Prepared by: Director, Approved by: Deputy Copy Letter: MTG/ Re 04.03.2020 Pharmaceuticals Director General, GLN003

    Revision No: - Revised Date: - Verif ied by: Technical Pharmaceuticals Page No:Page 4 of 13 Committee of MTG

  • Maldivian context, traditional medicines are the herbal medicines produced by local

    practitioners and have been passed on for generations.

    4.1.3 Herbal medicines are the most popular forms of traditional or complementary medicine.

    S Who should register a product?

    5.1.1 Alternative and Traditional Medicines can be registered by:

    • An importer

    • A Party assigned by the product Manufacturer (e.g.: marketing authorization holder)

    • Product Manufacturer

    6 What do you have to do if you want to register a product?

    6.1 Application Form/ Dossier submission:

    6.1.1 To register a product, an "Application Form for Registration of Alternative Medicine/Dhivehi

    Beys" (MTG/RE-HP/Fo 0045) shall be completed with all the required documentation and

    submitted to MFDA to register the required product. Dossier is a set of these documents

    detailing the technical specifications of the product proposed to be registered and

    documents related to the manufacturing facility.

    6.1.2 The application form will be available from the Ministry of Health counter and MFDA or MoH

    website (www.mfda.gov.mv, www.health.gov.mv).

    6.1.3 Dossier applications will be accepted at MFDA reception, on Mondays and Thursdays between

    10:00 am and 13:00 pm.

    6.1.4 There is no difference in procedure for receiving application, processing the application, and in

    issuing Certificate of Alternative/ Herbal medicine Certificate for any applicants irrespective of

    the applicant being a foreigner, local, individual, private or public company.

    6.2 Dossier Content

    Medicine and Therapeutic Goods Division, Maldives Food and Dru1 Authority I Authorized by: Director General, MFDA Doc. No: MTG/RE-MD/GLN-TE 005 Doc. Name: Guideline for Reslstratlon of Alternative and Traditional Medicines

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  • 6.2.1 The application form/Dossier shall include the following information and documentation.

    6.2.1.1 Applicant information:

    a. Name and Address of Applicant, contact no., Fax no., email

    b. Letter of appointment of applicant signed and stamped as the authorized representative of

    the medicinal product in the Maldives.

    6.2.1.2 Alternative/ Herbal Medicine product information: This includes the following

    detailed information of the product for which the dossier is submitted for registration.

    a. Brand name: Brand name is the name of the product submitted for registration.

    b. Quantitative particulars of all the constituents of the medicinal product.

    i. Active Ingredient: chemical or scientific name of the constituents, source of

    ingredients.

    ii. Non active ingredient: components other than the active ingredient used in the

    production of the product

    c. Primary use and therapeutic indications

    d. Dosage form: physical form of the product (tablet, syrup, injection, etc.)

    e. Route of administration: the route in which the medicine is to be administered

    f. Contraindications and adverse reactions

    g. Shelf life: period from date of manufacture to expiry date

    h. Reasons for any precautionary and safety measures to be taken for the storage of the

    medicinal product

    i. Statement indicating whether the herbal medicinal product should be available for

    prescription only, from pharmacy or on general sale: how medicine is sold.

    j . Storage conditions: the condition in which the product shall be stored and kept

    k. Proposed Dispensing category (Example: Over the Counter, Prescription Only Medicine,

    etc.)

    6.2.1.3 Manufacturer of the product: This shall include the information of the manufacturer

    responsible to manufacture the product.

    a. Manufacture's name, address, phone, fax, e-mail address

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  • 6.2.1.4 Brief Description of manufacturing steps: It includes all the steps used in manufacturing the

    specific product.

    6.2.1.5 Other documents

    a. Manufacturing license issued by the relevant authority. The license shall have a minimum

    period of 6 months validity from the date of submission. The license shall contain the following

    information:

    • Manufacturing company's Address and manufacturing site

    • license Issuing Authority's details

    • Issue and expiry date of the license (If expiry date is not specified, a

    documentation providing the details should be submitted)

    b. WHO-type Good Manufacturing Practice Certificate (GMP). This GMP certificate should have

    a validity period of 6 months at the time of submission. The certificate submitted shall be a

    certificate for the manufacturing site of the product of the Manufacturing Company. The

    certificate should contain the following details:

    • Certificate number

    • Company/Manufacturer's Name and Address (site)

    • Range of production types

    • Certificate issuing Authority's details with full address

    c. Valid "Certificate of registration of product" issued by competent authority. The

    certificate should have a validity of 06 months at the time of submission) and should include

    the following details:

    • Certificate number

    • Brand Name and Active ingredient

    • Manufacturing Company's manufacturing site

    d. Product registration certificate (For alternative medicines manufactured in countries other

    than the Maldives) by a Competent Authority mentioned below or proof of import (invoice) to

    a country mentioned below, other than the country of manufacture should be applied.

    • Singapore

    • Thailand

    • Malaysia

    Medicine and Therapeutic Goods Division, Maldives Food and Drug Authority I Authorl1ed by: Director General, MFDA Doc. No: MTG/RE·MD/GLN·TE 005 Doc. Name: Guideline for Registration of Alternative and Tradltlonal Medicines

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  • • India

    • Srilanka

    • China

    e. Product Analysis certificate: refers to permissible limit of heavy metals in Ayurveda, Siddha

    and Unani medicines with only herbal ingredients (Annex 1).

    f. Evidence of traditional use of Dhivehi beys or evidence to support indications and safety (for

    Traditional Maldivian medicines) (Refer to Annex 02). A medicine is considered a traditional

    medicine in the Maldives if it has been used for 30 years in the Maldives. The active

    ingredients, indications for use, strength and dosage, dosage form, and route of administration

    shall have been unchanged during this period. If the amount of an ingredient has been reduced

    overtime, the safety of the product after the change shall be proved with evidence from books,

    statements from practitioners, or experts in the field. To prove a medicine is indeed a

    traditional medicine, strong evidence from reference books or traditional medicine experts'

    statements will suffice. However, if the practitioners are not very experienced or new to the

    field, additional evidence shall be provided to support the claim that the medicine is a

    traditional medicine. The practitioners shall be registered as Health Professionals at the

    Ministry of Health. Evidence of traditional use can also include proof of sale of the product for

    thirty years.

    If the medicines are new products manufactured in the Maldives, with changes to ingredients

    or composition of traditional medicines, or if you are unable to provide evidence of traditional

    use, then the safety of the medicine has to be assured. In such cases, the rationale for

    ingredients, effects of the active ingredients against its indication for use, identification of

    active ingredients and excipients shall be provided along with the application form and dossier.

    Applicants shall prove evidence of safety for traditional medicines that may show adverse

    reactions or side effects. The benefits of the medicines shall outweigh the adverse effects. The

    effects of the use of medicine shall be based on the indications for use, reports from doctors,

    experience of traditional/ alternative medicine practitioners, and patient reports or feedback.

    g. Sample, label, and insert information: Sample product submitted with the dossier shall

    contain:

    • Shelf life (production date and expiry date)

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  • • Storage condition of the finished product in detail

    • Label shall be written in English or Dhivehi. The label shall be printed with an

    ink that does not fade easily and shall be written in a typeface/font that is easy

    to read . The label shall have the following information.

    o Name of the product

    o Ingredients and composition

    o Date of manufacture

    o Expiry date

    o Indications for use

    o Directions for use, and dosage

    o Lot number or batch number

    o Special precautions, side effects, or potential adverse reactions.

    o Name and address of the manufacturer

    o Storage conditions

    • Copies of sample medicines should be attached with the dossier (including

    packaged details)

    h. Samples of the product (original sample) shall be submitted as follows and this sample is non-

    returnable to the applicant:

    Samples of finished product submitted for registration shall be taken at

    random from an actual product batch

    Samples submitted must be intact and it must be in final commercial pack

    with original labels and package inserts.

    Product sample size may vary depending on the type of packaging used .

    o If the product is a tablet formulation or capsule, 60 tablets/capsules shall

    be submitted with the dossier

    o If the product is a syrup or any liquid oral preparation, 3 bottles shall be

    submitted

    o If the products are Injections, 3 vials or ampoules shall be submitted.

    o If the product is a cream or lotion, 3 tubes or packs shall be submitted.

    • Product samples submitted must have a remaining shelf-life of at least half of

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  • its shelf-life.

    • If the product is without an out carton, the inner label should bare all the

    information that is required.

    • The color of the labels should be differentiated between strengths of products.

    The label must be made from good quality material.

    i. Product leaflet or insert shall be submitted and it shall be in English or Dhivehi language.

    6.2.1.6 Price of the Product: Proposed Retail Price in the Maldives market in USO and MVR

    6.3 What if you have to import a sample of alternative medicine?

    6.3.1 Samples of medicines shall be submitted for product registration. An approval for import of

    medicine sample will be required for health clearance at the ports of entry.

    6.3.2 The request for approval to import medicine samples for registration shall be submitted in

    the form of a letter.

    6.3.3 The request 11etter shall contain the following information:

    • • • • • •

    The Brand name of the product

    The Generic name of the product

    Dosage form

    Strength and volume

    Manufacturer details with country of origin

    Quantity to be imported

    6.3.4 If the required information is complete, approval to import the medicine sample will be issued

    within 3 ((three) working days.

    6.3.5 The medicine samples imported for this approval shall be submitted to MFDA with the

    application form or dossier for product registration.

    7 Dossier Evaluation

    7.1.1 Once a dossier is submitted to MFDA, required documentation check is done and incomplete

    dossiers will be rejected, and complete dossiers will be accepted. The applicant/customer will be

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  • given a written notice of acceptance or rejection within 03 days.

    7.1.2 Accepted dossiers will be evaluated for:

    • Alerts, recalls,

    • Validity of certificates and documents

    • Safety against reference standards

    7.1.3 Dossiers will be evaluated within 90 (ninety) working days and evaluations are done in the order

    of submission.

    7.1.4 If any issues are identified, the applicant will be informed in writing to resubmit the dossier with

    the required amendments. Samples submitted along with the dossier are not returned. Samples

    will be discarded within 3 (three) months if the dossier is not re-submitted.

    7.1.5 Once a product is approved to be registered, "Certificate of Registration of a alternative/ herbal

    medicine" (MTG/RE-2018/AP-HE) is issued to the applicant within 15 (fifteen) working days from

    the date of approval. Following this, the products are uploaded to the Approved Alternative/

    Herbal medicine List (MTG/RE-AH/Li 0018).

    7.2 Certification of registration:

    7.2.1 The registration of the product is valid for a period of 5 years and within this period the product

    can be imported, sold and produced in the Maldives.

    7.2.2 All registered products can be marketed as per the duration of the validity of the registration

    certificate, which is for 5 years.

    8 Re-registration:

    8.1.1 An application for re-registration shall be filed at the expiry of the period. Any product not re-

    registered will be deleted from the Approved Alternative/ Herbal medicine List (MTG/RE-AH/Li

    0018).

    8.1.2 In case of re-registration application by a local agent other than the previously registered agent,

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  • priority should be given to the previously registered local agent.

    8.1.3 For re-registration of an authorized product, the following documentation should be submitted

    with the Dossier.

    • Good Manufacturing Practice certificate

    • Certificate of registration product/ proof of exporting

    • Certificate of analysis

    • Product Sample

    8.1.4 If documentation is incomplete, the re-registration application will be rejected, and the

    applicant will be informed in writing.

    8.1.5 If all documentation is complete and compliant, the dossier evaluation shall be done within 60

    (sixty) working days from the date of submission.

    9 Approved Alternative/ Herbal Drug List

    9.1.1 Approved Alternative/ Herbal medicine List (MTG/RE-AH/Li 0018) is the list of medicines

    authorized to be imported, distributed, produced, and sold in the Maldives.

    9.1.2 Approved Alternative/ Herbal medicine List (MTG/RE-AH/Li 0018) is updated monthly, uploaded

    to Ministry of Health and MFDA website and an announcement of the upload will be published

    in the gazette. Products are included in the list by registration through submission of full dossier.

    9.1.3 The products in the list are divided into 2 categories.

    • Alternative Medicine

    • Traditional (Dhivehi beys)

    10 Changes to particulars of products authorized with full dossier submission

    10.1.1 Changes to a registered product shall be informed to MFDA.

    10.1.2 If any change to a registered product is submitted in writing by the local agent to MFDA, the

    following documentation shall be verified for these requests;

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  • • Certificate of registration of product

    • Product Sample

    • In case of registered manufacturer change, all relevant documentation on this regard.

    • G.M .P certificate.

    • Company Profile

    • Manufacturing License

    11 Post-market surveillance

    11.1.1 For products authorized with submission of full dossier, post market surveillance of products will

    be done each month according to the post-market surveillance plan.

    11.1.2 In addition, for traditional medicines, Adverse Drug Reactions (ADR) monitoring will be done for

    one year. Once a new product is registered, the applicant will be provided with the form for

    monitoring the ADR for re-registration or renewal of traditional medicines.

    12 Annex

    • Annex 01: permissible limit of heavy metals in Ayurveda, siddha and unani medicines with only herbal ingredients

    • Annex 02: Evidence of traditional use of Dhivehi beys or evidence to support indications and safety

    13 Reference documents:

    • Medicine Regulation 2014/R-46

    • Guideline for Quality Defects and Product Recall

    • Guideline for Pharmacovigilance and ADR reporting

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  • THE DRUGS AND COSMETICS ACT, 1940 AND RULES, 1945

    Permissible Limit of Heavy Metals in Ayurveda, Slddha and Unani Medicines with Only Herbal Ingredients

    I if.ilt@ -1.Lead {pb) 10 ppm 2. Cadmium ( Cd) 0.30 ppm

    3. Arsenic (As) 10 ppm 4. Mercury {Hg) 1 ppm

    • THESE ITEMS SHOULD NOT BE INCLUDED IN THE HERBAL PREPARATIONS.

    TOXIC HEAVY METALS / TOXI ELEMNTS

    a) Minerals

    Actinolite

    Alum

    Arsenic Sulphide

    Cinnabar

    Lead Oxide

    Mercurous Chloride

    Pumice

    Pyrite

    Actinolitum

    Alum Potash

    Realgar

    Mercuric Sulphide

    lithargyrum

    Calomelas

    Pumice Stone

    Pyitum

    iMif&fu Yang Qi Shi

    Ming Fan

    Xiong Huang

    Zhu Sha

    Mi TouSeng

    Qing Fen

    Fu Hai Shi

    Zi Ran Tong

    Iii]

  • b) Red Lead Oxide

    Simthsonit e

    Sodium Sulphste

    Sodium Tetraborate

    c) Animal

    Allolobaphora Caliginosa

    Amyda Sinensis

    Bombyx Mori

    Bubalus Bubalis

    Callorhinus Ursinus Penis Otoriae

    Elphe Carinata Periostracum Serpentis

    Endothelium Corneum Gigeriae Galli

    Gekko Gecko

    Hippocampus Kellogi

    Plecenta Hominus

    Smithsonitum

    Mirabilatum

    Borax

    Trap Lumbricus Dried Earth Worm

    Carapax Amyd Tortoise Shell

    Silk Worm Feaces

    Corn Bubali Buffalo Horn Shavings

    Testicles And Penis Of Bear

    Dried Epidermal Memebrane Of Snake

    Chicken Gizzard Skins

    Dried Body Of Geko

    Hippocampus

    Human Placenta

    Lu Gan Shi

    Mang Xiao

    Peng Sha

    Di Long

    Bei Jia

    Can She

    Shu lniu Jiao

    Hai Gou Shen

    She Tui

    Ji Nei Jin

    GeJie

    Hai Ma

    Zi He Che

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