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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.
10 Things You Need to Know about FDA’s Final Rule on Importing Prescription Drugs from Canada
Last week, FDA issued a final rule regarding the importation of certain prescription drugs from Canada. This action was taken by the agency as part of the Safe Important Action Plan, and was done in...
How to Prepare for Laboratory Partner Selection during CBD Product Development
The interest in developing consumer products or therapies derived from Cannabis or CBD is continuously growing. As these new products come to market, there is increasing need to comply with...
How Many Observations are Hiding in Your Quality System?
Reflecting on 2020, we have become accustomed to the global shift into a world of virtual, remote, restricted, and paused. One no longer flinches when hearing that something has been modified,...
6 Tips to Prepare Your Medical Cannabis Facility for Inspection
You may be considering building a new facility for growing, harvesting, and processing medical cannabis, or perhaps you have an existing facility and want to export to the European Union. What should...
3 Basic Data Integrity Principles to Protect Value and Drive Success for Cell and Gene Therapy/ATMP Development
Cell and Gene Therapy (CGT)/Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products (ATMPs) have the incredible potential to cure devastating illnesses, such as cancer, on a more personalized level. But, due to the...
Regulatory Strategy in Pharma & Biotech Submissions Trial Design
Drug development can be a protracted and multifaceted process. This is often the case for startups and newer organizations, which may not have dedicated regulatory compliance departments and...
ProPharma Group has launched a “Meet the Expert” series introducing you to our experts from around the world. This series will help you get to know who we are, and how our colleagues work to improve...
Biosimilars: How the Approval Process Differs from a Standard ANDA
Biosimilars, by their very nature, are different from generic drugs. The core difference is that generic drugs are chemically synthesized, while biosimilars are grown in complex living systems....
Why It's Smarter to Play the Long Game When Planning Your FDA Submission
The drug development process is long and expensive. You are doing yourself and your product a huge advantage if you enter and go through the process with a well-researched plan. When planning your...
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...