International – The WHO anatomical therapeutic chemical/defined daily dose toolkit
This article provides a high-level overview of the anatomical therapeutic chemical/defined daily dose (ATC/DDD) toolkit developed by the World Health Organization (WHO) for drug...
International – E-labeling and digital transformation in healthcare
This article examines the regulations for electronic labeling (e-labeling) for prescription drugs and medical devices in Japan, Brazil, Singapore, the EU and US, Canada,...
International – FDA announces completion of first joint assessment with EMA in ICMRA pilot
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday announced the completion of its first collaborative assessment of a post-approval change for an oncology...
International – WHO proposes best practices for clinical trials
The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a draft guidance spelling out some of the important scientific and ethical considerations for well-designed clinical trials....
International – WHO seeks to align biowaiver policy with ICH guidelines
The World Health Organization (WHO) wants to align its bioequivalence classifications with other global guidelines by reducing the number of in vivo studies required to prove...
International – ICH paper calls for ‘stepwise’ harmonization of RWE
The International Council for Harmonisation (ICH) issued a Reflection Paper outlining a “stepwise” approach to harmonization of real-world data and evidence (RWD/RWE) that includes...
International – ICH charts new topics, touts progress in updating existing guidelines
The International Council for Harmonisation (ICH) announced plans to work on three new topics this year covering patient preference studies, non-clinical safety studies for...
International – Genetically altered vaccines developed to help eradicate polio
Polio is a highly infectious viral disease that largely affects children aged under five years. The virus is transmitted by person-to-person and multiplies in...
International – E6(R3): ICH releases draft of overhauled GCP guideline for consultation
The International Council for Harmonisation (ICH) on Tuesday published the long-awaited draft version of its ICH E6(R3) guideline on good clinical practice (GCP) for...
International – ICH S5 (R3) Guideline on detection of reproductive and developmental toxicity for...
The purpose of this document is to recommend international standards for, and promote harmonization of, the assessment of nonclinical developmental and reproductive toxicity (DART)...
