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WHO Issues Guidance on Antibiotic Pollution Control

On September 3, 2025, the World Health Organization (WHO) released its first guidance to mitigate antibiotic pollution from manufacturing. This directive, which outlines wastewater and solid waste management practices for antibiotic production, comes in anticipation of a High-Level Meeting on...

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Regulatory Sciences

Nonclinical Drug Development: FDA Recommendations for Confirming an Ames Positive Finding

On November 27,2024, FDA released a draft guidance intended “to inform industry and the review staff in the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) on how CDER views positive findings in the...

Navigating European Market Access & Reimbursement Strategy for Medical Devices and the Impact of HTAR

Regulatory Sciences

Navigating Market Access & Reimbursement Strategy for Medical Devices in Europe

Background Developing medical devices (MDs), including in vitro diagnostic medical devices (IVDs), requires careful and result-oriented planning throughout the development process. One critical...

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Regulatory Sciences

FDA Releases Final ICH M13A Guidance Document

On October 31, 2024, FDA issued its final version of the ICH M13A guidance for industry, titled “M13A Bioequivalence for Immediate-Release Solid Oral Dosage Forms”. This guideline provides...

Quality & Compliance

The Evolving Landscape of Quality Management Systems in the Life Sciences Industry

In the decades since the FDA first introduced Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) regulations, the drug and device industry has undergone significant transformation. While the core principles of...

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Quality & Compliance

Pre-Approval Inspection (PAI) Readiness is Easy, Right?

Facing a pending filing and subsequent PAI can feel overwhelming, no matter if you are a young firm or an established company. You're balancing the excitement of bringing a new product to market with...

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Medical Information

A Journey Through ProPharma's REMS Program Support

This fictional story illustrates how ProPharma can seamlessly support a REMS program to ensure patient safety, access to medication, and regulatory compliance. Through scenarios involving healthcare...

R&D Technology

Evolving at the Speed of Science: How to Future-Proof your Benchling Platform

Science and technology are evolving rapidly, with an explosion in machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) creating new possibilities for scientific discovery, operational efficiencies,...

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Quality & Compliance

Breaking the Chains of Project Management Dysfunction

Right now, you are sitting in front of your computer and wondering how, based on current project status, you will achieve your remaining project goals for the year or achieve those planned for the...

Medical Information

Patient Support Programs in India: Overcoming Barriers with Healthcare Access

Current Landscape of Medication and Healthcare Access in India India's healthcare system is a complex landscape with significant disparities in access to medical services and medications. Despite...

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Clinical Research Solutions

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...

Clinical Research Solutions

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...

Regulatory Sciences

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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Medical Information

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...

Clinical Research Solutions

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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Regulatory Sciences

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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