On 14 December 2018, the National Agency for Drug and Food Control issued an update to Draft Regulation of BPOM on the Supervision of the Online Circulation of Drugs with the ultimate objective of protecting the general public from the manifold medical risks associated with the unsupervised distribution and use of drugs which are circulated via online platforms.

In a bid to bring the governments Good Manufacturing Practices for Drugs into line with recent developments happening within the fields of science and technology, the National Agency of Drug and Food Control has issued Regulation No. 34 of 2018 on Guidelines for Good Manufacturing Practices for Drugs.

The National Agency of Drug and Food Control has issued Regulation No. 33 of 2018 on the Implementation of 2D Barcodes for the Supervision of Drugs and Foods with the primary objective of improving BPOM food-and-drug circulation standards through the utilization of information technology.

The National Agency of Drug and Food Control has issued Regulation No. 31 of 2018 on the Labeling of Processed Foods, with the ultimate goal of providing clear and valid information on processed food products prior to their purchase and/or consumption by members of the general public.

The National Agency of Drug and Food Control has now updated provisions which address frequently misused drugs and pharmaceutical substances through the issuance of Regulation No. 28 of 2018 on Guidelines for the Management of Frequently Misused Drugs.

As an implementing regulation of both Law No. 40 of 2004 on the National Health Insurance System and Law No. 24 of 2011 on the Organization and Administration of Social Security, the Government has issued Regulation of the President No. 82 of 2018 on Health Insurance.

The National Agency of Drug and Food Control has issued Regulation No. 26 of 2018 on the Electronically Integrated Business Licensing Service within the Drug and Food Sector, with overall aim of increasing investment within the drug and food sector and simultaneously integrating the licensing process for this sector into the Online Single Submission (OSS) system, as addressed under Regulation of the Government No. 24 of 2018 on the Electronically Integrated Business Licensing Service.

The Bill on Health Quarantine was passed by the House of Representatives on 10 July 2018. The Bill combines two types of health quarantine which were previously regulated under the following quarantine regulations: 1) Law No. 1 of 1962 on Sea Quarantine; and 2) Law No. 2 of 1962 on Air Quarantine.

The National Agency of Drugs and Food Control recently issued Regulation of the BPOM No. 7 of 2018 on the Prohibition of Certain Raw Materials in Processed Foods, with the ultimate objective of protecting the general public from any raw materials which do not satisfy minimum safety, quality and nutritional requirements.

The National Agency of Drug and Food Control has regulated the management of certain types of drugs based upon Regulation No. 4 of 2018 on the Supervision of the Management of Drugs, Drug Ingredients, Narcotics, Psychotropics and Pharmaceutical Precursors at Pharmaceutical Service Facilities.