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Do You Need an LPPV in the Nordic Countries?
While the Nordic countries are often viewed as a single region, pharmacovigilance (PV) requirements and local expectations can vary from country to country. Understanding where local representation is required, and where it remains optional, is essential for Marketing Authorization Holders (MAHs)...
Cyberattacks in MedTech: Lessons from Stryker, Intuitive, & FDA's Cybersecurity Expectations
Cybersecurity threats are no longer theoretical risks for medical device manufacturers. They are operational, regulatory, and patient safety events unfolding in real time. Recent cybersecurity...
The Strategic Importance of a Consumer Health Service Line
In today's rapidly evolving healthcare landscape, Consumer Health brands face growing expectations to provide timely, accurate, and accessible support directly to their consumers. From nutritional...
When AI Meets CGMP: Lessons from FDA's First Warning Letter on Non-Compliant AI Use in Manufacturing
The FDA's April 2026 Warning Letter to Purolea Cosmetics Lab is a notable milestone for the pharmaceutical industry. While there have been prior Warning Letters involving products that incorporate...
Offshoring Medical Information Services: A Breakthrough Trend to Achieve 24/7 Global Market Reach
As the healthcare and pharmaceutical industries continue to grow globally, many companies are increasingly leaning into offshoring medical information services. Medical information teams play a...
Preparing for EMA Policy 0070: How to Stay Ahead of the Anonymization Curve
Under Policy 0070 from the European Medicines Agency (EMA), sponsors are required to submit anonymized clinical reports for publication on the Clinical Data Publication (CDP) portal. Once published,...
Navigating Medical Inquiries Across Europe: Why Multilingual Support Matters for MAHs
Europe is one region — but it is far from uniform. For Marketing Authorization Holders (MAHs), providing consistent, compliant Medical Information (MI) support across the continent requires...
From Reactive to Proactive: The New MAH Compliance Standard
As global regulatory expectations evolve, one trend is unmistakably clear: Marketing Authorization Holders (MAHs) must take a more proactive role in monitoring and managing supplier compliance....
The IND is More Than Just an FDA Submission: It’s a Regulatory Positioning Strategy
For decades, FDA's Investigational New Drug (IND) application has been viewed primarily as a regulatory gateway. Submit the application, obtain FDA's approval to proceed, and begin clinical trials....
Mastering the Pharmacovigilance System Master File (PSMF): A Guide to Inspection Readiness
In the highly regulated pharmaceutical industry, maintaining a robust pharmacovigilance system is essential to ensure patient safety and regulatory compliance. One of the most critical documents...
A Smarter Front‑Desk Model: Multilingual Contact Center Support for MAHs
For Marketing Authorization Holders (MAHs), ensuring that healthcare professionals (HCPs) and patients can easily access the organization is essential to delivering safe, compliant, and high‑quality...
The Evolving Role of Functional Service Providers in Clinical Trial Medical Writing: Efficiency, Compliance, and Collaboration
In today's fast-paced clinical research environment, pharmaceutical and biotech companies face mounting pressure to deliver high-quality documentation under tight timelines. Medical writing is a...
Operational Excellence in Global Clinical Research: Why Culture Drives Performance
Choosing a CRO Partner: Signals That Matter Most Operational excellence is often discussed as a performance outcome. Hit timelines. Stay on budget. Improve cycle times. Reduce deviations. Those...
Skinny Labels Under the Microscope: What Hikma v. Amarin Means for Drug Developers
In today's evolving regulatory and legal landscape, few issues are as consequential for generic drug development as the use of so-called "skinny labels." The recent decision by the U.S. Supreme Court...
Clinical research sites are carrying more responsibility than ever before. Staffing shortages, increasing protocol complexity, administrative burden and growing regulatory expectations place heavy...
Global Medical Information, Local Voices: Multilingual Contact Centers That Scale
In today's global pharmaceutical landscape, Medical Information (MI) teams must deliver timely, accurate, and compliant scientific responses across borders, time zones, and languages. Healthcare...
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...
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...
The FDA’s homepage contains an item in the Public Health Focus section from the Office of Communications entitled “Don’t Use Expired Medicine.” Given this mandate, I recall from many years ago the...
An Overview of the PSMF: Pharmacovigilance System Master File
What is a PSMF? The EU Pharmacovigilance System Master File (PSMF) is a legally required document created and maintained by a Marketing Authorisation Holder (MAH). Essentially, the document is a...
The Importance of the eCTD Structure for FDA Approval
The Importance of the eCTD To harmonize the process of regulatory reviews for global drug development, a unified structure was developed and implemented for electronic Common Technical Document...
The term Functional Service Provider (FSP) concept is highly regarded in the field of clinical research. With drug discovery and clinical trials becoming more complex, pharmaceutical firms and...