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Vigilance by Another Name

Do regulations and guidance documents sometimes stagnate your learning progress because of the terminology used? Regulation confusion is a common complaint heard from current and prospective new clients. To understand which rules apply in each situation, and to which parties, we have to first start...

Clinical Research Solutions

A Guide to Clear-Cut Planning and Program Execution

The landscape of clinical trials and other clinical development projects has dramatically changed in recent years. Progress made in scientific discovery is paving the way to novel therapies and...

Clinical Research Solutions

FDA Issues New Guidance: Are Your Clinical Trials Impacted by COVID-19?

As a response to the COVID-19 Pandemic, the US Food and Drug Administration has recently issued a new guidance document for industry, investigators and institutional review boards titled “FDA...

Clinical Research Solutions

Rapid and Responsive Implementation the Right Way

During the COVID-19 global pandemic, Medical Information (MI) and Pharmacovigilance (PV) teams are providing an extremely valuable service to deliver current and accurate product information to...

Clinical Research Solutions

Top Tips for a Successful Virtual Audit

The COVID-19 pandemic forced countless companies to change the way they do business in order to continue operating while protecting employees and upholding their social responsibility to the...

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Clinical Research Solutions

An Introduction to Scientific Data Standards

With automation becoming more mainstream in science, vast quantities of data are now generated by many organizations every day. This deluge of data is often managed ineffectively, limiting the...

Clinical Research Solutions

COVID-19 Pandemic in the EU: Fraudulent Medicines, Test Kit Shortage, & EMA Guidance Regarding Ongoing Clinical Trials

As of March 27, 2020 Each health authority within the EU has information regarding COVID-19 (coronavirus) on its website. In this blog we will try to guide you through some of these recommendations...

Clinical Research Solutions

5 Scenarios That Need a Clinical Operations Team

New drug development is a costly, lengthy and risky process. Hurdles spring up at every stage and today's landscape puts sponsors under more pressure than ever before. Clinical trials are becoming...

Regulatory Sciences

Ten Tips for Conducting Successful Virtual FDA Meetings in the Era of COVID-19

The outbreak of COVID-19 (coronavirus) in the United States has significantly impacted our lives in virtually every way. For pharmaceutical and medical device firms, one of these impacts came on...

Clinical Research Solutions

Health Authorities’ Information on the COVID-19 Pandemic Throughout Europe, Part II

Each EU Health Authority has published a wide range of information regarding coronavirus, COVID-19, on their websites. In this blog we will continue to guide you through all these recommendations and...

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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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...

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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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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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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...

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