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Optimizing Clinical Trials: Balancing Patient Experience and Commercial Outcomes with Concierge Services

As therapies for rare diseases evolve, clinical trials increasingly require patient -centric care to ensure a smooth and supportive participant experience. This shift is crucial not only for recruiting but also for retaining trial participants and ensuring that each step of the study is followed...

Clinical Research Solutions

FDA Clarifies its Definition of “Convenience Kit”

On January 4, 2016, the FDA published a draft guidance entitled, “Unique Device Identification: Convenience Kits.” The draft guidance comes after the Agency’s 2013 final rule that established a...

Clinical Research Solutions

Obtaining IND-Related Feedback from FDA

What to do if you experience delays in obtaining IND-related feedback from the FDA: In December 2015, the FDA released a draft guidance, which provides IND sponsors with a number of recommendations...

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Clinical Research Solutions

Risk-Averse Schedule for Project Management

Is your project schedule ready to pass the Project Management Institute’s (PMI) "litmus test"? Not sure? Well, the Project Management Team at ProPharma is here to lend a helping hand. Below are some...

Clinical Research Solutions

The FDA’s Enforcement of Section 503B of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act

The FDA publishes weekly enforcement reports highlighting drugs that have been recalled during the previous week. Over the past several months these reports have been littered with hundreds of...

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Operational Qualifications 'Worst Case' Conditions

A common principle in Operational Qualification (OQ) studies is to challenge processes under worst case conditions. A "worst case" condition or set of conditions are generally those parameters...

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Project Bullying

Believe it or not, project bullying in the workplace does exist. It is not a threat only at schools and on playgrounds. Project bullying can come for any source including the Project Manager, the...

Quality & Compliance

Digital Health, Part I: Overview and Introduction

So what’s all the hub-bub about Digital Health? Is it really as big as they say? Is it just a fad? Is it all hype? Well, my answer is yes to all of the above. As with all major new technologies and...

Regulatory Sciences

Formal Meetings with the FDA Regarding Biosimilars: What’s Changed?

Recently, biosimilars have made a definite appearance on the FDA’s radar, an expected result after the first biosimilar product gained FDA approval in March and the FDA’s release of four final...

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There’s an App for That: FDA Launches Orange Book Express App

On November 9, 2015, FDA launched the Orange Book Express application, which provides a list of the drug products approved by the FDA. What is the Orange Book? The Drug Price Competition and Patent...

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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...

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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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...

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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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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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