Why Drug Approvals Are Never Slam Dunks
It's the FDA, Not the NBA Aside from being a spectacular thing to watch, the slam dunk is the highest percentage shot a basketball player can take. The likelihood of getting the ball in the basket is...
Clinical Research Solutions
Filing Using Registry-Based Studies? EMA Issues Draft Guidance
Recruiting clinical studies in a niche disease area can be challenging, but disease registries can provide the solution. The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has issued draft guidance on how...
Uncover Opportunities for Improvement with an Annual Product Review
The Annual Product Review (APR), also known as the Annual Product Quality Review (APQR), is required for marketed products in an FDA-regulated environment. You may ask, “Why would I want to perform...
Is Your Pharmacovigilance Team Ready for Brexit?
As we approach the final months of 2020, the pharmaceutical world begins, once again, to focus its thoughts on the impact of Brexit, not least in the world of pharmacovigilance. Of course, the UK has...
Clinical Research Solutions
EudraLex Volume 4, Annex 1 Update: What You Need to Know
EudraLex Volume 4, Annex 1 provides guidance for the manufacturing of sterile medicinal products that are intended for the European market. It has been updated several times, with the latest revision...
Clinical Research Solutions
5 Ways the Medical Industry is Using Data Science
In the era of technological disruption, data science is a disruptor for the books. Today’s data scientists develop processes, algorithms, and systems to mine structured and unstructured data with the...
How to Prepare for Laboratory Partner Selection during CBD Product Development
The interest in developing consumer products or therapies derived from Cannabis or CBD is continuously growing. As these new products come to market, there is increasing need to comply with...
Clinical Research Solutions
How Many Observations are Hiding in Your Quality System?
Reflecting on 2020, we have become accustomed to the global shift into a world of virtual, remote, restricted, and paused. One no longer flinches when hearing that something has been modified,...
Quality & Compliance
6 Tips to Prepare Your Medical Cannabis Facility for Inspection
You may be considering building a new facility for growing, harvesting, and processing medical cannabis, or perhaps you have an existing facility and want to export to the European Union. What should...
Regulatory Strategy in Pharma & Biotech Submissions Trial Design
Drug development can be a protracted and multifaceted process. This is often the case for startups and newer organizations, which may not have dedicated regulatory compliance departments and...
Why It's Smarter to Play the Long Game When Planning Your FDA Submission
The drug development process is long and expensive. You are doing yourself and your product a huge advantage if you enter and go through the process with a well-researched plan. When planning your...
6 Ways to Increase the Value of Your Cell and Gene Therapy or ATMP Development
As the field of modern medicine is changing, so should the development strategies of these new therapies such as cell and gene therapy (CAGT) products, also known as advanced therapy medicinal...
Quality & Compliance
How to Ensure Your Device, Software, and Drug Are All Ready for a Pre-Approval Inspection
When drug or device manufacturers apply for marketing approval of a new product, the FDA may conduct a pre-approval inspection (PAI). The PAI is performed to help the Agency assure that a...
Clinical Research Solutions
EMA vs. FDA Virtual GCP Auditing Guidance: What You Need to Know
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, global regulatory authorities adopted a pragmatic virtual auditing approach. This approach includes the flexibility and procedural simplifications to maintain...
EMA Vaccine Applications for COVID-19 Explained
Preventive vaccines are a special kind of medicinal product, as they are administered before a disease instead of during. You are probably familiar with preventive vaccines from your own or your...
Regulatory Sciences
What You Need to Know About the ICH
The FDA has a strong interest in promoting the health and safety of U.S. citizens; in addition, it also supports the advancement of the global harmonization of regulatory requirements and practices....