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EMA Procedural guidance for variant strain(s) update to vaccines intended for protection against Human coronavirus

8 June 2022 EMA/175959/2021 Rev.2 Human Medicines Division Regulatory and procedural requirements Introduction In order to ensure the continued effectiveness of authorised COVID-19 vaccines, it may...

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FDA revises 2013 guidance for Non-Penicillin Beta-Lactam Drugs

Draft Guidance June 2022 FDA is announcing the availability of a draft guidance titled, "Non-Penicillin Beta-Lactam Drugs: A CGMP Framework for Preventing Cross-Contamination." This guidance revises...

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EMA Checklist for annual updates for parallel distribution - Draft Guidance

22/06/2022 EMA/405782/2020 Rev. 3 Human Medicines Division The European Medicines Agency (hereinafter 'the Agency') asks its applicants to use this checklist in advance of submission of an annual...

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Advice on the designation of antimicrobials or groups of antimicrobials reserved for treatment of certain infections in humans - in relation to implementing measures under Article 37(5) of Regulation

Regulatory and Procedural Guideline May 2022 EMA/CVMP/678496/2021-rev Introduction “According to Article 37(5) of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 (‘the Regulation’), the European Commission shall adopt...

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Non-Clinical Performance Assessment of Tissue Containment Systems Used During Power Morcellation Procedures

June 2022 Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff Introduction This draft guidance document provides recommendations that may help manufacturers comply with the special...

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Validation checklist for initial marketing authorisation applications - biologicals other than immunologicals (applicable to submissions under Regulation (EU) 2019/6)

JUNE 2022 EMA/278419/2022-Rev.1 This validation checklist is used by the Agency to validate initial marketing authorization applications for pharmaceuticals and applicants should use it as a means to...

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Voluntary Consensus Standards Recognition Program for Regenerative Medicine Therapies

Guidance Document Draft Guidance for Industry June 2022 This guidance describes a standards recognition program for regenerative medicine therapies (SRP-RMT) at FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation...

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Q9(R1) Quality Risk Management

Guidance Document June 2022 This draft guidance, when finalized, will represent the current thinking of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) on this topic. It does not establish any...

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Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) of Medical Devices

Guidance Document June 2022 This guidance document provides the FDA’s recommendations on testing to assess the electromagnetic compatibility of medical devices and information to include in the...

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FDA’s Expedited Programs Explained

In order to incentivize the development of therapies (drugs biologics) to fill unmet medical needs for treatment of serious conditions, the FDA has developed various programs to expedite drug...

Understanding Statistical Intervals: Part 2 - Prediction Intervals

Part 1 of this series discussed confidence intervals. Confidence intervals are the best known of the statistical intervals but they only bound regions associated with population parameters; i.e., the...

A Guide to the Clinical Study Report

What is a Clinical Study Report? A Clinical Study Report (CSR) is a document that describes the methods and results of a clinical study or trial, along with a short discussion of key findings related...

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How Important is Biostatistics?

The link between statistical methods and healthcare is not a new one, but the volume of available data to inform healthcare decisions and the use of data science in the medical industry has exploded...

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What are Patient Support Programs?

Patient Support Programs (PSPs) in the pharmaceutical sector represent an array of aimed at supporting patients in initiating therapy and maintaining adherence. PSPs, also known as Patient Assistance...

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Formal FDA Meetings for Sponsors or Applications of PDUFA Products

This article has been updated since its original February 28, 2017 publication. Since the introduction of the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) VII for fiscal years 2023 - 2027, the FDA...

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