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On July 7, 2025, the European Union (EU) Commission and Pharmaceutical Inspection Co-operation Scheme (PIC/S) published an updated draft of Annex 11: Computerised Systems, a supplementary guideline that is part of the Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP). Although it is GMP focused, the guiding principles of the annex can also be applied to other GxP standards.
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In July, 2025, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning letter to an investigator conducting a clinical trial for pediatric participants. The warning letter was the result of a routine inspection part of the FDA’s Bioresearch Monitoring Program (BIMO) as well as the investigator’s written response to the Form FDA 483.
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On August 27, 2025, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) released a Draft International Standard (DIS) for the ISO 9001:2026 Quality Management Systems (QMS) to ISO member bodies for a twelve-week review and ballot period. The goal of ISO 9001 is to help organizations create and maintain consistency of their products or services and seeks to improve and refine their internal processes and procedures to increase efficiency.
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On March 25, 2025 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning letter to the sponsor-investigator of a study due to objectionable conditions observed during a Bioresearch Monitoring (BIMO) Program inspection. The sponsor-investigator’s written response to the FDA Form 483 were deemed inadequate therefore the FDA issued a warning letter stating that the sponsor-investigator was noncompliant with multiple regulations within 21 CFR part 312.
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On April 30th, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning letter and Form FDA 483 to the sponsor of a clinical investigation as the result of a Bioresearch Monitoring Program (BIMO) inspection. 40 participants were enrolled in the study and took the investigational product that the sponsor claims was to help individuals with sleeping disorders without submitting an Investigational New Drug (IND) application.
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We are excited to announce that eLearning courses are now available for purchase in our Clinical Pathways store, with more courses coming soon! All courses are available at a special introductory rate through April 30th.
One of our key eLearning courses is our Good Clinical Practice (GCP) training, updated with the latest from ICH E6 (R2) Addendum.
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Now that Brexit has been delayed, there is still no guarantee of a deal. The extension will be until April 12 if the withdrawal agreement is not approved by the UK House of Commons by March 29, and until May 22 if it is. During this time, the UK will continue to be a Member State in the EU. The European Medicines Agency (EMA) and the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) are preparing for the possibility of a no deal Brexit.
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The Food and Drug Administration released a new draft guidance, “A Risk-Based Approach to Monitoring of Clinical Investigations: Questions and Answers Guidance for Industry”. The purpose of the guidance is to provide additional clarification to the finalized Risk Based Monitoring (RBM) guidance from 2013. Questions and answers provide details about:
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What does ‘D’ stand for?
Ever find that when your team is trying to fix an issue that matters, you get a long way into the process before realizing each of you has a different idea of what the issue is? That's why we have ‘Define the issue’ as the first step of the unique DIGR-ACT® solution.
