The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted all the industries across the world. To handle the situation carefully, certain proactive measures have already been rolled out. One among them is to properly sanitize the hands with over the counter available drugs such as Hand rubs and Hand Sanitizers.
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February 28, 2020 Regulatory Affairs, Publishing & SubmissionsBeing a Member State of the European Union (EU), the Republic of Cyprus through the Department of Pharmaceutical Services has mandated the submission of the medicinal products for human use through the Common European Submission Platform (CESP).
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February 27, 2020 Publishing & SubmissionsOn August 3, 2017, the committee of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) published the standards for electronic submissions of drug applications. With respect to same, the Board of the Eurasian Economic Union released two important ‘Decisions’ on the electronic submission format, which mandates the applicants to provide more detailed information.
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January 29, 2020 Medical Devices, Publishing & SubmissionsThe United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA), to enhance the submission process for medical devices, has introduced a final rule to replace the paper submissions with electronic submissions. The rule which was proposed in September 2018 is expected to come into effect in 2020.
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December 30, 2019 Regulatory Affairs, Publishing & SubmissionsThe changing landscape of the life sciences industry makes it necessary for the companies to adapt to the global Regulatory requirements, immediately. Companies need to evolve themselves for the necessary transition with each mandatory requirement from the health authorities.
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December 24, 2019 Medical Devices, Regulatory Affairs, Publishing & SubmissionsIn a recent notification, the South Korean national health authority - Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) announced that the Agency no longer requires the submission of full summary technical documentation (STED) files for the registration of high-risk (class IV) medical devices.
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November 28, 2019 Regulatory Software & Services, Regulatory Affairs, Publishing & SubmissionsDrug development is an extensive and multifaceted process. In each phase of the development, manufacturers are obliged to demonstrate the safety and efficacy of their drugs in the form of Regulatory submissions. These submissions are intended to report how drug companies manufacture their drugs, design clinical trials, report safety findings, and create promotional material.
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September 27, 2019 Regulatory Affairs, Publishing & SubmissionsHealth Canada (HC) again postpones the mandatory deadline for Drug Master File (DMF) submissions in electronic Common Technical Document (eCTD) format. Referring to the authority’s May 2018 notification, the earlier deadline was Jan 1, 2019 which later got postponed to Sep 01, 2019.
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August 30, 2019 Regulatory Affairs, Publishing & SubmissionsIn recent times, it has been observed that high number of generic drugs are being approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration (US FDA). In parallel, there are also instances of Refuse to Receive (RTR) from the health authority. It might be due to missing or misleading information provided in the Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) Submissions.
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August 9, 2019 Regulatory Affairs, Publishing & SubmissionsIn July 2019, the European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines and Healthcare (EDQM) has announced that eCTD format shall be mandatory for all Certificate of Suitability to the monographs of the European Pharmacopoeia (CEP) applications including notifications, revisions, renewals and new applications.