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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 new year.
COVID-19 has presented humankind with the challenges expected from a pandemic with over 700 million cases and almost 7 million deaths1. While the mRNA technology was not widely known in the news, it...
On April 26th, 2023, a Commission formed by the European Health Union proposed a groundbreaking revision of the EU’s Pharmaceutical legislation, marking the most significant reform in over two...
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....
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...