Thailand Drug Registration

The Thai FDA requires importers and manufacturers in Thailand to obtain FDA approval prior to importing or manufacturing. The FDA categorizes drugs into modern, general medicines, traditional medicines and veterinary medicines, each having a separate registration requirements.  General medicines are grouped into separate categories of generic medicines, new medicines and new generics.  Each category of medicines has a distinct set of requirements.   The Thai FDA issues drug licenses for indefinite periods of time.

Thailand Medical Devices Registration

Medical devices in Thailand are regulated by a specialized division in the Thai FDA. Medical devices will require either licensing or registration. The Thai FDA groups medical devices into 3 classes’ sub-categories as follows:

Class 1 medical device: condoms, surgical gloves, syringes and diagnostic test kits.

Class 2 medical devices: rehabilitation devices, blood alcohol level measuring kits, silicone implants, and test kits other that for diagnostic purposes. Class 2 requires a USFDA certificate.

Class 3 medical devices:  Lowest-risk devices category.

Thailand Cosmetics Registration

The Thai FDA classifies cosmetics into the following two categories according to the ingredients content of cosmetics:

1. Controlled Cosmetics: controlled ingredients content of a cosmetic product will require product notification to FDA before it is allowed to be out in the market. Notification process is normally completed in 1 day.
2. Specially Controlled Cosmetics: specially controlled ingredients content of a cosmetic product will require registration. Registration process generally takes 30 working days.

Cosmetics containing no controlled or specially controlled ingredients are currently classified as general cosmetics…read complete summary on Thailand FDA Registration