08/02/2022
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The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) announced its plans to strengthen regulations for medical devices within the United Kingdom (UK).
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In June 2025, The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released the final guidance titled; “Conducting Remote Regulatory Assessments Questions and Answers” to facilitate understanding about what a remote regulatory assessment (RRA) is expected from establishments when the FDA initiates or requests an RRA.
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On June 5, 2025, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning letter and FDA Form 483 to an investigator as a result of objectional conditions observed during a Bioresearch Monitoring Program (BIMO) inspection. According to the letter, the investigator did not adhere to the applicable statutory requirements of Title 21 CFR part 312.60 which states: “An investigator is responsible for ensuring that an investigation is conducted according to the signed investigator statement, the investigational plan, and applicable regulations”.
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In February 2025 the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) posted a series of frequently asked questions (FAQ) on their website from the public regarding Institutional Review Boards (IRB) and the protection of human subjects in research.
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In February 2025, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Human Research Protection (OHRP) released the final guidance “Institutional Review Board (IRB) Written Procedures.”
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In the ever changing world of clinical research, staying up to date with the latest guidelines and best practices is crucial. Our Major Changes in GCP from ICH E6(R2) to (R3): Road Map is designed for busy professionals who want to deepen their knowledge on GCP to help ensure they meet the highest standards of quality, safety, and compliance.
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The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) announced its plans to strengthen regulations for medical devices within the United Kingdom (UK).
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a draft guidance “Evaluation of Therapeutic Equivalence” July 2022 on how it evaluates therapeutic equivalence (TE) and assigns therapeutic equivalence codes. Therapeutic equivalence means that drugs are 1) pharmaceutically equivalent, 2) bioequivalent, and 3) have the same clinical effect and safety profile.
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Our article “CRO Oversight Essentials” was recently published in Clinical Leader. Following are some key points.
Oversight does not mean micromanagement. A CRO is contracted for its specific capabilities. It is important to allow the CRO to do whatever it does best and not to overcontrol how they implement.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a draft guidance “Patient-Focused Drug Development: Selecting, Developing, or Modifying Fit-for-Purpose Clinical Outcome Assessments” June 2022. The focus of the draft guidance is on selecting, modifying, developing, and validating clinical outcome assessments (COA), such as patient reported outcome (PRO), that are meaningful to patients, with an emphasis on methods to ensure high quality measures are utilized.
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A recently posted investigator warning letter cited three separate findings. The first was issues with improperly randomizing participants to treatment arms. Participants received the investigational product (IP) instead of the protocol specified