First Joint Clinical Assessments (JCAs): Key Lessons for EU HTA
The First JCAs Are Revealing More Than a New Process: Early Lessons and JCA Readiness
Clinical Research Solutions
Pharmaceutical Consulting during Product & Business Development
To stay competitive in the pharmaceutical field, pharmaceutical companies need to have access to legal, product and clinical development, business strategy, and human resources experts. Startups...
Clinical Research Solutions
9 Medical Writing Mistakes to Avoid
With around 2.5 million scientific papers published every year, it is impossible for medical professionals to keep up with all the latest research. Every piece of content is fighting for eyes. To...
Clinical Research Solutions
Three Steps Towards Complying with Nitrosamine Regulations
All Marketing Authorization Holders (MAH) of medicines for human use are facing what might feel for many, as a new requirement: review their drug products on the possible presence of nitrosamines....
FSP Solutions
5 Ways a Functional Service Provider Can Support Your Clinical Development Project
When pharmaceutical companies launch a clinical trial or reach a certain phase of Clinical Development, with only the support of their in-house employees, the additional workload often becomes too...
Quality & Compliance
Life Sciences Data Analytics: The Importance of Big Data
Big data is hitting us from all angles, and life science industries are not being left out. Why? Your life depends on it, literally. Life sciences generate lots of large and complex data every single...
Regulatory Sciences
6 Compliance Tips to get FDA Approval for Your Pharmaceutical Project
FDA Approval Process Overview The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), as part of the United States (US) Department of Health and Human Services, is the regulatory agency responsible for the review,...
The Importance of Pharmacovigilance for Labs
Adverse drug reactions (ADRs) are a significant cause of deaths and emergency hospital visits. The good news is that monitoring and understanding ADRs can help minimize and even prevent such events...
Just How Mature Is Your Data Lifecycle / Data Management Function?
The attention of regulatory agencies continues to focus on data integrity, as observed by the increase of FDA observations over the course of the last few years. Having a proper data lifecycle / data...
FDA Monographs and Current Regulations for Sunscreen Products
Over-the-counter (OTC) drugs are defined by the FDA as drugs that are safe and effective for use by the general public without seeking treatment by a health professional. Currently, there are more...
Quality & Compliance
Get the Most Out of Your GMP Effectiveness Checks
We work in a highly regulated industry. Whether you are associated with the manufacturing of a drug, a biologic, or a device, you understand the importance of those regulations on the safety and...
Quality & Compliance
Gene and Cellular Therapies: Five Keys to Regulatory Success
We are living through a medical revolution. Advances in gene therapy, cell‑based therapies and tissue engineering offer real hope for patients with a range of debilitating diseases. The FDA, EMA and...
Deviations: Beyond the Basics
There are plenty of guidelines and instructions on implementing a deviation system in a pharmaceutical/medical device company. However, there is a big difference between theory and practice when it...
Why the FDA Should Never Be Your First Inspection
You can expect several FDA audits throughout your drug development program The Agency’s goal is to protect the public from unsafe products, and one of the best ways to accomplish that goal is by...
Quality & Compliance
FDA's Top 483 Observations for 2018: A Reflection of Industry’s Compliance
At the beginning of each federal fiscal year, the US FDA posts the previous year's Form 483 observation metrics issued by each product center. Inspections ending between 10/1/2017 and 9/30/2018, for...
Utilizing an Agile Framework When Implementing ATMPs
Who says you can’t teach an old dog a new trick? Having spent the last 25+ years in small molecule, large molecule, medical devices, I have spent a lot of time planning and executing everything from...
