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Influencers in Pharma: A Growing Compliance Frontier

As digital marketing evolves, prescription drug promotion is expanding into spaces traditionally dominated by consumer brands. Pharmaceutical companies are increasingly collaborating with influencers, ranging from health advocates and patient ambassadors to well-known celebrities, to reach...

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Medical Information

What is the Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA)?

Update: The FDA has recently granted a one-year extension until November 27, 2024, for the enforcement of system-wide electronic interoperable systems that track products throughout the supply chain....

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Clinical Research Solutions

Biotech Startup Approaching IND: 5 Mistakes to Avoid While Writing a Development Plan

In the drug development process, the Investigational New Drug (IND) application holds immense significance for biotech startups. It serves as a comprehensive overview submitted to the US Food and...

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Compliance Auditing: A Peek into Common Critical Findings

Compliance auditing is a crucial process in the pharmaceutical industry, that helps ensure the safety, effectiveness, and high quality of pharmaceutical products and medical devices. Compliance...

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International Recognition Framework (IRF): Are You Ready?

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has announced a new international recognition framework (IRF) for medicines and devices. The IRF will be in place from January 1st,...

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FDA Proposes New, Easy-to-Read Medication Guide for Patients

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has proposed a new, easy-to-read medication guide for patients known as the Patient Medication Information (PMI)1. The new medical guide will be required for...

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Integrity and Reliability Concerns in Bioequivalence Studies: An Insight into the Synapse Labs Inspection

In a globalized pharmaceutical industry, ensuring the integrity and reliability of clinical data is of utmost importance. Recently, the Spanish Medicines Agency conducted a comprehensive Good...

Quality & Compliance

What You Need to Know About GxP Independent Compliance Audits, Part 2

Welcome to Part 2 of our blog series on "What You Need to Know About GxP Independent Compliance Audits." In Part 1, we discussed the importance of GxP audits, the different audit types, and why...

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Building Comprehensive PV Programs Around a Single Safety Database

What are the keys to building a comprehensive pharmacovigilance (PV) program? Be forward thinking, invest wisely, and question everything. It is so easy as a sponsor of a first-in-human clinical...

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Regulatory Sciences

FDA Issues Draft Guidance on Psychedelic Drug Development

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued a draft guidance on the development of psychedelic drugs. There has been a growing interest in using psychedelics for the treatment of...

Quality & Compliance

What You Need to Know About GxP Independent Compliance Audits, Part 1

In this post, we’re going to discuss the various types of GxP Compliance Audits, internal versus independent third-party audits. the role that independent auditors play in conducting compliance...

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Decentralization of Cell and Gene Therapy

Patients typically go through the same thought process when they have been diagnosed. After the relief of knowing that their ailment was correctly diagnosed, most patients want to know the path back...

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Clinical Trial Good Clinical Practice (GCP) Audits – Are you ready?

Good clinical practice (GCP) is an international ethical analysis and scientific quality standard for designing, conducting, and auditing clinical trials that involve the participation of human...

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FDA's Concern over Diethylene Glycol (DEG) and Ethylene Glycol (EG) Contamination

Recent contamination of several drug products in India resulting in fatalities have prompted a new FDA guidance entitled "Testing of Glycerin, Propylene Glycol, Maltitol Solution, Hydrogenated Starch...

Meet the Expert: Louise Leach

Meet the Expert: Louise Leach

Our "Meet the Expert" series introduces you to our team of experts around the world. This "behind the curtain" view will help you get to know who we are on a professional and personal level, and...

Clinical Research Solutions

Leveraging Veeva Vault’s TMF Bot & AI to Improve Quality and Consistency

The Trial Master File (TMF) allows an effective way to collect and manage study specific documents during a clinical trial. The TMF serves as a complete and accurate record of the trial's conduct,...

What to Expect During the NDA Review Process

Compiling and submitting a New Drug Application (NDA) submission is a complicated and intensive activity. Once you have submitted your application to FDA, you may be curious about what can you expect...

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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...

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Safety Data Exchange Agreements (SDEAs) and Pharmacovigilance Agreements (PVAs) – An Overview

A Safety Data Exchange Agreement (SDEA) or Pharmacovigilance Agreement (PVA) is a legal written contract which ensures that all safety data, PV tasks and responsibilities are detailed between two or...

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The End of the FDA's Rare Pediatric Disease Priority Review Voucher Program

What’s Next for Rare Disease Innovation? For children suffering from rare and often life-threatening diseases, access to new and effective treatments can mean the difference between life and death....

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What are Patient Support Programs?

Patient Support Programs (PSPs)  in the pharmaceutical sector offer a range of services to help patients start and adhere to their therapies, including Patient Assistance Programs (PAPs), patient...

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The Impact of a US Government Shutdown on the Food and Drug Administration

This article was originally published in September 2023, and has been updated to reflect an upcoming potential government shutdown. As U.S. lawmakers return from the President’s Day holiday, they are...