EMA explains EU Incident Management Plan for Human Medicines
The EMA has published the European Union regulatory network incident management plan for medicines for human use, explaining how the EMA, the European Commission and medicines regulatory authorities work together in the EU Member States. Read more.
With the recommendation of the authorisation of Glybera, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) recommends the approval of a gene therapy product for the European Union market for the first time. Read more here.
Continuous Manufacturing - FDA Perspective on Submissions and Implementation
From FDA's point of view, the science exists to enable continuous manufacturing in the pharmaceutical industry and there are no regulatory hurdles for implementing it. However, there is a lack of necessary experience. Read more in this News.
GDUFA: New Fee Act for the Generic Drugs and APIs Industry adopted by the Congress
As of 1 October 2012, the FDA can collect fees from generic drug companies for the processing of marketing authorisation applications.The authority can further collect fees for the performance of inspections of generics manufacturers and API suppliers of the generic industry. The reason for this is the enactment on 9 July of the "Generic Drug User Fee Act" (GDUFA) by the Congress. More details about the new act can be found here.
Revised Guideline on Renewals in the Centralised Procedure Effective!
On 2 July 2012, the revised guideline on renewals in the centralised procedure came into force. Against the background of the Variations Regulation and the new provisions regarding pharmacovigilance, the guideline has been significantly revised and contains new requirements. More details here.
Revised Guideline on the ASMF Procedure Coming into Force on 1st October 2012
The "Guideline on Active Substance Master File Procedure" describes the requirements for marketing authorisation holders regarding the ASMF procedure. The revision of this guideline which has been published recently will come into force at the beginning of this year's 4th quarter. Read more here about the coming changes for API manufacturers and the pharmaceutical industry.
New Guidelines on Good Pharmacovigilance Practices released
The European Medicines Agencvy (EMA) has published two modules of guideline on good pharmacovigilance practices released for public consultation. Read more.
Revision of the Guidelines on Category Variations to the terms of Marketing Authorisations- EU Commission releases Public Consultation Paper
The detailed guidelines for the categories of variations to the terms of marketing authorisations for medicinal products for human use and veterinary medicinal products are part of the "Variations Regulation" which is in force since the 1st January 2010. These guidelines which describe the categorisation of marketing authorisation variations are being significantly revised. Read more about the draft of the revised guidelines.
Revised Guideline Draft on Biosimilar Medicinal Products published
At the end of May, the EMA published a draft of the biosimilar guideline from 2006 for comment. This guideline describes the requirements on quality evidence for biosimilar medicinal products. Read more here about the updated instructions.
EMA - Regulatory procedural Advice on similar biological medicines
In April, the European Medicines Agency published a new document on regulatory procedural advice on similar biological medicines. This guidance should provide help for the applicants to submit applications, which are in conformity with the legal and regulatory requirements. More details can be found here.
The new EMA's eSubmission Gateway for Centralised Authorisations is released!
EMA's eSubmission Gateway was released on 23 April 2012. This portal for the internet-based transmission of documents related to the authorisation for centralised procedures is now available for all applicants. Read more here.
New EMA Questions and Answers Document on Post Approval Change Management Protocols
The post approval change management protocol is an important document for every marketing authorisation holder which must be approved by the regulatory authority. The EMA has recently published a Questions and Answers document to clarify some principles of this protocol. Read more here.
New Requirements for the Submission of Information on Medicinal Products - EMA publishes New Guidance for MAHs and a revised "Legal Notice"
As from 2 July 2012 the provisions of Regulation (EU) No. 1235/2010 will come into effect. Marketing authorisation holders will face a range of new requirements. In addition to other obligations they will be obliged to provide comprehensive data on medicinal products and their marketing authorisation status to the EMA. More details here.