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Excelling in the JAPAC Medical Information Landscape: Key Considerations and Insights

As a rapidly expanding market, the Japan and Asia-Pacific (JAPAC) region presents a unique and complex landscape for those who are looking to establish a medical information (MI) function. Having a robust and compliant MI function is crucial to the success of the product lifecycle and demonstrates...

Clinical Research Solutions

Compounded drug search added to FDA’s NDC directory webpage

FDA recently added a search function to the National Drug Code (NDC) Directory webpage for human drugs compounded by outsourcing facilities that assign NDC numbers to their products. This update was...

Clinical Research Solutions

Meet the Expert: Markus Ganzlin

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...

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Clinical Research Solutions

EMA appoints Chief Medical Officer

June 1, 2022 Steffen Thirstrup has been appointed as Chief Medical Officer of EMA. In this role, he will provide scientific leadership across EMA and its scientific committees to reinforce the...

Clinical Research Solutions

FDA Proposes New Rule for Distribution Compliance

FDA has announced the availability of a proposed rule National Standards for the Licensure of Wholesale Drug Distributors (WDDs) and Third-Party Logistics Providers (3PLs). The proposed rule sets...

Clinical Research Solutions

How to Avoid Common Pitfalls in the Development of Biosimilars

As many blockbuster biologicals face the expiration of their patents, so-called "patent cliff", many biotech businesses direct their attention to the field of biosimilars. The development of...

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Clinical Research Solutions

Why Partner with a CRO that has In-House DCT Capabilities?

When you need to outsource your clinical trials and decentralized visits, it can be beneficial to select a single provider that can do both. There are many synergies that come from using a single...

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FDA Issues Final Guidance on Safety Considerations for Container Labels and Carton Labeling Design to Minimize Medication Errors

FDA has issued the final guidance titled “Safety Considerations for Container Labels and Carton Labeling Design to Minimize Medication Errors.” The recommendations for prescription drug and...

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FDA Releases Draft Guidance for Industry on Clinical Pharmacology Considerations for Human Radiolabeled Mass Balance Studies

The FDA’s Office of Clinical Pharmacology within the Office of Translational Sciences released a new draft guidance document that, for the first time, clearly addresses the FDA’s recommendations and...

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Investigating Out-of-Specification (OOS) Test Results for Pharmaceutical Production - Level 2 revision

Guidance for Industry May 2022 Today, FDA is announcing revisions to the 2006 guidance “Investigating Out-of-Specification (OOS) Test Results for Pharmaceutical Production.” Specifically, this...

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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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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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