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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.

Clinical Research Solutions

How to Ensure Your Device, Software, and Drug Are All Ready for a Pre-Approval Inspection

When drug or device manufacturers apply for marketing approval of a new product, the FDA may conduct a pre-approval inspection (PAI). The PAI is performed to help the Agency assure that a...

Clinical Research Solutions

EMA vs. FDA Virtual GCP Auditing Guidance: What You Need to Know

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, global regulatory authorities adopted a pragmatic virtual auditing approach. This approach includes the flexibility and procedural simplifications to maintain...

Clinical Research Solutions

EMA Vaccine Applications for COVID-19 Explained

Preventive vaccines are a special kind of medicinal product, as they are administered before a disease instead of during. You are probably familiar with preventive vaccines from your own or your...

Clinical Research Solutions

505(b)(1) vs. 505(b)(2): Choosing the Appropriate Regulatory Pathway

Because the FDA is an agency established by a federal law, there are clearly defined pathways along which a drug can be approved. Deciding on the appropriate regulatory pathway for your drug...

Clinical Research Solutions

What You Need to Know About the ICH

The FDA has a strong interest in promoting the health and safety of U.S. citizens; in addition, it also supports the advancement of the global harmonization of regulatory requirements and practices....

Clinical Research Solutions

Virtual GCP Auditing: Your Questions Answered!

How quickly the auditing landscape has changed! Less than one year ago if ProPharma Group were asked to perform a clinical audit on your firm’s behalf, we would reply with “when, what, and where?”...

Clinical Research Solutions

2020 Trends in Biopharma

COVID-19 has been the ultimate Big Pharma catalyst, as well as the biggest thing to hit biopharmaceutical news pages in decades. On the industry side, however, investors and observers remain mindful...

Clinical Research Solutions

Key Takeaways: New Draft Guidance on Cannabis and Clinical Research

On July 21st, 2020, the FDA released a draft guidance document for developers of cannabis and cannabis derived compounds, aptly titled “Cannabis and Cannabis Derived Compounds: Quality Considerations...

Quality & Compliance

7 “Aha Moments” in Data Integrity

If you are interested in data integrity, you likely have read many articles about the topic. This blog delivers 7 new insights to data integrity, looking at it from different angles. Seven ways to...

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Clinical Research Solutions

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...

Clinical Research Solutions

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...

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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...

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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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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