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)...
International – ICH guideline S12 on nonclinical biodistribution considerations for gene therapy products –...
The objective of this guideline is to provide harmonised recommendations for the conduct of nonclinical biodistribution (BD) studies in the development of gene therapy (GT) products....
International – Generic industry group wants clarity on ICH bioequivalence guideline
The Association for Accessible Medicines (AAM) said the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) should ensure alignment between the International Council on Harmonisation’s (ICH)...
International – WHO proposes updated excipient GMPs in wake of contaminated cough syrup
The World Health Organization (WHO) recently proposed updated guidance to assist pharmaceutical manufacturers in assessing the quality of excipients after child deaths were reported...
International – ICH adopts M7(R2) guideline on mutagenic impurities to limit carcinogenic risk
The International Council for Harmonisation (ICH) earlier this week announced the adoption of its M7(R2) guideline that aims to harmonize the framework for assessing...
Europe – ICH Guideline Q5A(R2) on viral safety evaluation of biotechnology products derived from...
This document considers testing and evaluation of the viral safety of biotechnology products derived from characterised cell lines of human or animal origin. It outlines...