GMP News - Regulatory Affairs

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) held a workshop in June on the quality of Real World Data (RWD) and its use to demonstrate Real World Evidence (RWE). In the meantime, Youtube video recordings of both days have been published.

In the context of technical and scientific developments in the field of certain products containing monoclonal antibodies, the EMA is revising its guidance document "Development, production, characterisation and specifications for monoclonal antibodies and related products" and other related documents.

Following the previously issued draft for USP General Chapter <660> Containers – Glass, the final version of the chapter was published and made official on 1st October 2023. In particular, the revision to General Chapter <660> changed the "composition based" glass type definition to one that is "performance based".

The EMA has endorsed the revised transparency rules for the EU Clinical Trials Information System (CTIS). According to the agency, the simplifications introduced will give access to clinical trial information to stakeholders, patients and healthcare professionals in a faster and more efficient way.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued the final guidance for the Use of Real-World Data (RWD) and Real-World Evidence (RWE) to support regulatory decision-making for drugs and biological products. What are the sponsor's responsibilities?

New and revised guidance documents and materials related to ePI (electronic Product Information) are now available on the EMA website under the heading "What's New in PLM?" in the PLM Portal (Product Lifecycle Management Portal).

Since beginning of September 2023, the CEP 2.0 is implemented by the EDQM (European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines & HealthCare). From now on, applicants of a new dossier or renewals will receive a CEP 2.0. This will be available as a PDF file in the so called sharing tool "DCEP" and will be signed electronically only.