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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...
Regulatory Strategy for Clinical Trials in the European Union
Regulatory Strategy for Clinical Trials in the European Union: Setting up a clinical trial in the European Union (EU) has historically been an expensive and time-consuming business. With 27...
Is it Time to Sharpen Your Target Product Profile (TPP)?
Is it Time to Sharpen Your Target Product Profile (TPP)? We’ve heard it countless times: “Fail early and live to fight another day.” “Preserve capital, human resources, and energy for a project with...
Biostatisticians have become increasingly important as many data-driven public health projects and clinical trials have expanded. So, what exactly does a biostatistician do? These individuals are...
There are many ways in which you can evaluate a Contract Manufacturing Organization (CMO) to identify the best fit for your company’s needs. Every company knows, timing is critical to success. But...
Decentralized Clinical Trials: Changing the Landscape of Clinical Trials
One essential consideration in clinical trial development is whether the trial will represent a given population. The most representative trials use recruitment techniques and advanced statistical...
A Roadmap for Clinical Trials: QP Certification of IMP
Please note that updates to regulations may have been implemented since the publication of this article. The 20th century was the century of many scientific discoveries in the field of medicine....
If you work in a regulated industry, you’ve most likely heard the term eQMS or enterprise quality management system. But you may be wondering what is it? Why do I need it? And how do I choose the...
EMA to Marketing Authorization Holders (MAHs): Submit Type I Variations for 2021 by end of Month
On Friday, October 29, 2021, the EMA published a statement providing marketing authorization holders (MAHs) recommended submission dates for 2021 variations in order to meet the regulatory deadlines....
A recent survey showed that 33% of the organizations surveyed use paper quality management systems; 60% use some paper and some digital; and 7% use no QMS yet. (source: Gartner peer insights) Quality...
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...
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...
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...
Patient Support Programs (PSPs) in the pharmaceutical sector represent an array of aimed at supporting patients in initiating therapy and maintaining adherence. PSPs, also known as Patient Assistance...
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...
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...