ProPharma’s team of dedicated experts is at the forefront of both existing and emerging industry trends. ProPharma’s team inspires tomorrow by leveraging rich data insights across our service lines and functional areas to develop innovative solutions that answer the most complex needs of both existing and prospective clients.
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.
FDA Launches New & Improved Adverse Event Database for Drugs & Biologics
Last month, the FDA launched a new tool that allows users to search for data on the adverse events associated with drug or biological products, which was added as a dashboard to FDA’s Adverse Event...
Last week, I introduced a two-part series on transformation leadership. We defined transformational leadership, explored the concept, and discussed the benefits of adopting this approach. Well, now...
Selecting the right contract research organization (CRO) is one of the most important decisions you, as a sponsor, must make. That’s because CROs can improve efficiency and increase productivity,...
A couple of years ago, an organization asked me to present to their Leadership Team regarding transformational leadership. They wanted to have a better understanding of what makes an organization...
Summary Considerations: Use of Electronic Records and Electronic Signatures in Clinical Investigations Under 21 CFR Part 11 – Questions and Answers
Here I provide some key summaries and considerations relative to FDA’s draft guidance that was submitted for review and comment in June 2017. If you don’t want to review the entire guidance, here are...
Using a Matrix Approach to Media Fills in Sterile Compounding
Using a Matrix Approach to Media Fills in Sterile Compounding: A survey of FDA Form 483 observations issued to the 503B pharmacy industry reveals that outsourcing compounders are struggling to...
FDA Meetings: How to Prepare for FDA Type B Meetings
The Food and Drug Administration has laid out a drug development continuum that includes three milestones, or Type B meetings. Earliest is the Pre-IND Meeting, the second is the End of Phase 2 (EOP2)...
Critical Components of Quality Management Systems: In 1962, Congress instructed the FDA to require that all drugs be produced according to Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), which must be compliant...
As we’re sure already you know, last week North Americans experienced a total solar eclipse. Leading up to the big event, thousands of articles and blog posts were written about the historical event...
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...