The new PMS requirements of the MHRA are going into effect on June 16th. Are you ready?

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜-๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ต๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—”๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ด๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฒ, ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ.

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐Ÿฒ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ข๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ, ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜‚๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ (๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฏ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€).

 

Starting June 16, the new requirements will apply to:

๐Ÿ“All medical devices and IVDs with UKCA marking

๐Ÿ“CE-marked products under MDR/IVDR, which may continue to be sold in Great Britain until June 30, 2030

๐Ÿ’กDevices marketed exclusively in Northern Ireland or devices withdrawn from the British market before June 16, 2025, are not affected.

 

Exemptions apply only to:

โœ”๏ธ Investigational Devices used in clinical investigations

โœ”๏ธIVDs under performance evaluation

โœ”๏ธDevices approved for exceptional use (e.g., humanitarian or military)

โœ”๏ธCustom-made devices (partially exempt)

๐Ÿ’ก Northern Ireland will continue to follow the European framework, but the MHRA will oversee device registration.

 

Major requirements

โœ”๏ธMandatory PMS system and PMS plan that can ensure continuous evaluation of product performance and potential risks throughout the product lifecycle.

โœ”๏ธNew reporting obligations and the standardized #PSUR format

โœ”๏ธExpanded data collection and harmonised serious-incident reporting timelines

โœ”๏ธManufacturers must implement trend reporting to identify significant changes in the frequency or severity of incidents and notify the MHRA accordingly.

โœ”๏ธEnhanced granularity on Field Safety Corrective Actions #FSCA and communication protocols

 

The British Authority has published a short presentation on the changing regulations providing further clarifications following stakeholder feedback

 

Remember

You can also benefit from Evnia’s expertise and UK representation services!

Contact us to learn how we can help you align your PMS system with the new British requirements and how we can support you throughout the implementation process!

 

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