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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.
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...
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...
FDA Revokes Emergency Use Authorization of IVD Device for COVID-19 Detection
On Wednesday, October 27th, FDA revoked Life Technologies Corporation’s Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for its TaqPath COVID-19 MS2 Combo Kit 2.0. Background On August 2, 2021, FDA issued an EUA...
Understanding Bioequivalence and Product-Specific Guidances
The FDA regularly issues new and revised product-specific guidances to facilitate the availability of generic drugs and assist the generic pharmaceutical industry with identifying the most...
Everything we do today is traceable. The integrity of the data, documents and decisions needs to be defendable and consistent. Electronic Quality Management Systems (eQMS) are an effective way to...
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...
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...