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Authorization of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Authorization of Hospital Preparations


How to Apply

Time of application: No relevant provisions.

Application eligibility

  1. Applicant: Hospitals providing healthcare services in the Macao SAR;
  2. The manufacturing site of the hospital preparation must comply with the quality management requirements for the production of hospital preparations.

Documents Required

  1. A duly completed Application Form for Hospital Preparations;
  2. Description and supporting documents proving that the use of the proprietary Chinese medicine complies with the definition of hospital preparations;
  3. Quality standards and samples of the packaging, label or package insert;
  4. Declaration of undertaking responsibility for monitoring adverse drug reactions;
  5. General documents and Pharmaceutical Study Data of the hospital preparation;
  6. Declaration that the manufacturing process complies with the quality management requirements for the production of hospital preparations.

Location of Application and Service Hours

Location of application: Pharmaceutical Administration Bureau

Address: Avenida do Comendador Ho Yin, Edifício de Escritórios do Governo (Qingmao), 19.º andar, Macau

Service hours:

Mondays to Thursdays: 09:00-13:00; 14:30-17:45

Fridays: 09:00-13:00; 14:30-17:30

Closed on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays


Fees

No fee is required.


Application Processing Time

The review and approval of the application dossier will be completed within 90 days from the date of receipt of all required application documents. If the application is approved, the Pharmaceutical Administration Bureau will issue the authorization certificate for hospital preparations to the applicant.


Relevant Regulations or Requirements

Law No. 11/2021 – Law on Pharmaceutical Activities in Traditional Chinese Medicine and Registration of Proprietary Chinese Medicines

Administrative Regulation No. 46/2021 – Implementing Regulations for the Law on Pharmaceutical Activities in Traditional Chinese Medicine and Registration of Proprietary Chinese Medicines

Technical Instruction of the Pharmaceutical Administration Bureau No. 23/ISAF/2022 – Norms for Limits of Heavy Metals, Toxic Elements, Microbial Contaminants, and Pesticide Residues in Proprietary Chinese Medicines

Technical Instruction of the Pharmaceutical Administration Bureau No. 24/ISAF/2022 – Technical Specifications for the Registration of Bovine-Derived Proprietary Chinese Medicines

Technical Instruction of the Pharmaceutical Administration Bureau No. 32/ISAF/2022 – Quality Management Conditions and Technical Requirements for the Production of Hospital Preparations


Application Status Enquiry and Result Collection

Method of result collection: In person


Content provider: Pharmaceutical Administration Bureau (ISAF)

Last modified: 2026-07-03 17:13

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