On November 1, 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) adopted an addendum to the guidance titled “S1B(R1) Testing for Carcinogenicity of Pharmaceuticals,” which had previously been finalized by the International Council for Harmonization (ICH). The guidance document and...
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The Pediatric Research Equity Act (PREA) was signed into law in 2003 to increase pediatric use information in product labeling and close knowledge gaps regarding the safety, efficacy, and appropriate dosing of drugs to treat children. PREA requires new drug...
Digital health products are widely used for the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and management of health and disease. The introduction of digital medicines—and, more recently, digital therapeutics (DTx)—has begun to influence the treatment and management of certain diseases, both by consumers...
Computer modeling and simulation of humans, both healthy and with diseases, is a powerful tool. It can augment preclinical and clinical research through mechanistic and predictive investigations that would otherwise be impossible. In recent years, regulatory agencies have begun to...
With the promise of simplified and improved treatments, the $118 billion combination-product market is projected to increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.8%. Working to bring these valuable new therapies to patients, sponsors engaged in strategic development...
During the development cycle of a regulated therapeutic, the transfer of the manufacturing process is inevitable. The process will be transferred from the development lab to a pilot or small-scale manufacturing facility and, if the program is successful, to a...
Clinical trials for ultra-rare diseases can be particularly challenging to mount due to small, geographically-dispersed patient populations. For such trials, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) may allow the use of credible real-world data (RWD) and real-world evidence (RWE)...
The technology transfer of a manufacturing process to a contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) is a key step on the road to developing and commercializing biopharmaceutical products. Successfully executing this step is critical to clearing regulatory expectations, avoiding production...
A quality electronic Trial Master File (eTMF) is essential to the product development and approval process, as it is the foundation for clinical trial inspections by competent authorities. eTMFs for drug, biologic, and medical device trials should be actively managed...
One of the specialized capabilities in Premier Research's toolbox is coordinating the Active Substance Master File (ASMF) submission process on behalf of sponsors. The ASMF procedure (formerly known as the European Drug Master File [EDMF] procedure) has in recent years...