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EMA Europe

August 23, 2022

EMA: Monkeypox

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) is supporting the European Union's (EU) response to the monkeypox outbreak. It is in close contact with medicine developers and its partner organisations in the EU...

North America EMA

August 22, 2022

Orphan Designation of ATMPs for Rare Diseases: MPS II Case Study

Orphan Designation of ATMPs for Rare Diseases: MPS II Case Study Many advanced therapy medicinal products (ATMPs) in development in the EU are for rare diseases and conditions. Since the...

EMA Europe

August 19, 2022

EMA’s Emergency Task Force advises on intradermal use of Imvanex / Jynneos against monkeypox

August 19, 2022 EMA’s Emergency Task Force (ETF) has reviewed data on the monkeypox vaccine Imvanex 1 used as an intradermal injection (given just below the top layer of the skin). The vaccine is...

EMA Europe

August 10, 2022

EMA COVID-19 guidance: research and development

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) provides support to medicine developers researching and developing potential COVID-19 medicines. Dedicated guidance, rapid procedures and contact points are...

FDA MHRA

August 8, 2022

Early engagement with Health Technology Assessment authorities will accelerate product launch and improve chances for reimbursement

Pharmaceutical companies should understand EU Health Technology Assessment (HTA) authorities requirements early in the product development phase. Engagement with HTA authorities during clinical...

EMA Europe

August 3, 2022

EMA: List of centrally authorised products requiring a notification of a change for update of annexes

August 2022 EMA Regulatory and Procedural Guideline Parallel distributors are only required to inform the EMA of changes to the labelling or leaflet related to any update of the annexes of marketing...

MHRA North America

August 1, 2022

UK Paediatric Investigational Plans – what do you need to know?? …and how is it all working in practice??

If a marketing authorisation is planned to be submitted in England, Scotland, and Wales (GB), an MHRA-approved paediatric investigational plan (PIP) is required. Up until January 1, 2021, PIPs were...

EMA Europe

July 29, 2022

EMA: Big data use for public health: publication of Big Data Steering Group workplan 2022-25

News July 28, 2022 The Big Data Steering Group set up by EMA and the Heads of Medicines Agencies (HMA) has published its third workplan that sets key actions to be delivered between 2022–25. The new...

EMA EU

July 28, 2022

Products Management Services - Implementation of International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standards for the identification of medicinal products (IDMP) in Europe Introduction - EU Implemen

The Europe Introduction - EU Implementation Guide has been prepared by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) upon consultation with different stakeholders (representatives of marketing authorisation...

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Aug 15, 2013 12:00:00 AM

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...

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Mar 29, 2022 12:00:00 AM

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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Dec 22, 2020 12:00:00 AM

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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Dec 8, 2020 12:00:00 AM

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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Feb 28, 2017 12:00:00 AM

Formal Meetings Between the FDA & Sponsors or Applicants of PDUFA Products

On March 10, 2015, the FDA published a draft guidance, providing a number of recommendations regarding the conduct of formal meetings between the FDA and Sponsors. These meetings are intended to...

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Oct 12, 2022 12:00:00 AM

Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) VII and Type D Meetings: A New Mechanism for Interacting with FDA

For those who have been awaiting Congressional reauthorization of PDUFA, the wait is over. On September 30, 2022, the President signed into law the FDA User Fee Reauthorization Act of 2022. We...

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