International – Convergence: Confusion lingers over interchangeability and switching of biosimilars
While there are some areas of general alignment on standards for accepting biosimilar applications in the US, EU and Canada, some differences are impeding...
International – WHO reports warnings of ‘COVID-19 complacency’ from countries tracking global vaccine roll-out
Emphasising that the global pandemic is ‘not over’, the ACT-Accelerator’s Council Tracking and Accelerating Progress Working Group – co-chaired by Indonesia and the US...
International – Covid-19 nasal vaccine is here: Price, benefits, all you need to know
Vaccine maker Bharat Biotech's intranasal vaccine for Covid-19, the first in the world, is set to be launched soon and is already available on...
International – ICH consults on revised post-approval safety guideline that accounts for digital platforms
The International Council for Harmonisation (ICH) recently announced that its new draft E2D(R1) guideline on post-approval data and individual case safety reports (ICSRs) has...
International – Pharma groups question enhanced approach in Q14, call for more alignment between...
Pharmaceutical industry groups praised certain aspects of the International Council for Harmonisation (ICH) draft Q14 and Q2(R2) guidelines yet had questions on how enhanced...
International – ICH releases Q9 training materials on quality risk management
The International Council on Harmonization (ICH) has issued training materials to complement its revised Q9(R1) guideline on quality risk management aimed at assisting the...
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The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a draft guidance spelling out some of the important scientific and ethical considerations for well-designed clinical trials....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 – ICH signs off on carcinogenicity testing addendum
The International Council for Harmonisation (ICH) recently announced that its S1B(R1) addendum outlining a “weight of evidence” (WoE) approach to assess the human carcinogenic...
