The 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.
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July 26, 2019 Regulatory Affairs, Publishing & SubmissionsAligning with all the global health authorities, the Jordan Food and Drug Administration (JFDA), too, has started accepting marketing authorization submissions in electronic common technical document (eCTD) from March 1, 2019. The new format – JO eCTD Format – has similar elements of other health authorities eCTD formats? Obviously not.
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July 12, 2019 Pharmaceutical, Regulatory Affairs, Publishing & SubmissionsIt is well known that, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been working to implement the transition of biological products which are currently approved as drug products and are ‘deemed to be licensed’ as biologics under the Public Health Service Act on March 23, 2020.
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July 10, 2019 Pharmaceutical, Regulatory Affairs, Publishing & SubmissionsDrug development is no cakewalk. Pharmaceutical companies are obliged to prove drug safety and efficacy to Regulatory authorities at every single stage of drug development. Based on the authority’s approval or disapproval only, the companies can further go into later stages of drug development and/or can relook into the entire developmental process.
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June 25, 2019 Compliance, Audit and Validation, Medical Devices, Publishing & SubmissionsIn December 2018, the United States Food and Drug Administration (US FDA) published the final guidance on Manufacturing Site Change Supplements: Content and Submission. Replacing the 2015 draft guidance, the final guidance clarifies the responsibilities of medical device manufacturers who are willing to change their manufacturing site for an approved device.