GMP News - Pharmaceutical Development / Clinical Trials / GCP

The eSUSAR website used for the submission of SUSAR reports to the MHRA will be decommissioned at the end of September and only SUSARs via the ICSR Submissions portal will then be accepted.

Following the previously announced elaboration of a new USP chapter <1568> Quality Considerations for Cannabis and Cannabis-derived Products for Clinical Research the input deadline has been extended.

Before approving an application, the FDA must determine whether the drug product is both safe and effective for use. A new draft guidance describes the FDA principles when conducting product quality-related assessments of CMC information.

With the application of the EU Clinical Trials Regulation some labelling requirements for IMPs have changed, in particular regarding the expiry date. Now an initiative eliminates the obligation to include an expiry date on the immediate packaging of IMPs in specific circumstances.

Following the previously published list of documents needed during GCP inspections, the EMA issued a set of updated documents on planning and conducting GCP inspections on its website. The annexes compile specific items that may be verified at the sponsor / CRO / investigator site and clinical laboratories.  

The USP Expert Committee on Botanical Dietary Supplements and Herbal Medicines announced the elaboration of a new general chapter <1568> Quality Considerations for Cannabis and Cannabis-derived Products for Clinical Research. The input deadline for comments is 30 June 2022.

The ICH E11A draft reached Step 2 of the ICH process. The guideline describes the extrapolation framework consisting of the pediatric extrapolation concept and the pediatric extrapolation plan.