New perspectives on medical devices control in Brazil: vision of the health authorities and of the vendors / Novas perspectivas no controle dos produtos para saúde no Brasil : a visão do setor regulador e do setor regulado

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2006

RESUMO

This is a qualitative and prospective study based on interviews performed with the main stakeholders of the healthcare products’ regulatory control in Brazil. A total of 44 professionals were involved in the survey: 25 were predominantly employees responsible for regulatory affairs or quality assurance areas in medical device vendors, manufacturers or distributors, including national or multinational companies; 19 were government members responsible for pre-market review and postmarketing surveillance at the vendors or hospitals, located in Brasília or in the state of São Paulo. The participants have answered to four reference questions regarding to the register role, its purpose in assuring the safety and effectiveness of a medical device and the post-market vigilance. The ethical proceedings related to clinical trials in human subjects (Brazilian law RE-CNS 196/96) were followed in the execution of this study. All interviews were recorded, as well as the spoken agreement in participating of the study. Then, the speeches were written to perform the analyses and search for the collective opinions about the medical device controls. The results (176 speeches) were evaluated according to the qualitative methodology of the subject’s collective speech. Both vendors and government participants understand the good manufacturing practices issued by the Brazilian law RDC n. 59/00 as important to maintain the medical devices safety as well as their effectiveness and quality. The majority of the stakeholders surveyed do not trust in the good faith since most of them mistrust the information declared in the register submission by the vendors. During this survey, it was reinforced that there is a lack of infrastructure and expertise in the governing bodies and not enough on-market inspecting. The health authorities often acknowledge the medical devices problems when the vendors themselves denounce. The vendors perceive the model of register as mandatory to marketing clearance under the National Agency of Sanitary Surveillance (ANVISA) responsibility. However, this procedure does not assure the quality of the medical devices as a bureaucratic process not followed by an efficient postmarketing control. The speeches express that the system in place does not guarantee the health surveillance objectives described in the Brazilian laws in accomplishment - eliminate, decrease or prevent risks to public health. The participants of this study feel that the postmarketing surveillance is the main prospective to improve the medical device control, linked with the commitment of all stakeholders, including users and health care professionals.

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aprovação de equipamentos brasil anvisa tecnovigilância brazil health surveillance product surveillance national health surveillance agency segurança de equipamentos vigilância de produtos comercializados legislação sanitária equipment safety device approval setor regulador health legislation vigilância sanitária postmarketing

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