Pharmaceuticals
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Industry newsPharmacies told to follow GPhC guidance on prescription-only weight-loss medicine
Online pharmacies in England, Scotland and Wales are required to follow updated guidance from the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC), after concerns that prescription-only medicines (POM) for weight loss are being inappropriately supplied.
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JournalImmunological considerations in the development of novel vaccines
This article explores the critical elements of the immune response that contribute to vaccine effectiveness, with reference to the European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) recent scientific guideline on clinical evaluation of new vaccines.
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JournalRegulatory strategy implications for foetal medicine
Regulation (EC) 1901/2006 is clear that paediatric investigation plans (PIPs) apply to children from birth to 18 years of age, which omits the unborn foetus. To understand whether any recommendations exist which would support seeking agreement on a PIP for this special population, a review of European legislation, guidelines and other application precedents was undertaken. This article summarises the review and provides insight into distinctions that may be made by the agency in this matter, as well as highlighting relevant precedents which were identified during the review.
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PodcastsRegRapPod − InConversation with the UK ePI Task Force
InConversation talks electronic product information with Andrew Burgess and Michael Clarke
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JournalThe role of artificial intelligence in regulatory affairs
This article explores the enormous potential of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in regulatory affairs, highlighting how AI can streamline regulatory compliance, expedite submissions, enhance predictive analytics for decision-making, improve pharmacovigilance and elevate regulatory intelligence when properly applied. The discussion covers not only the advantages of AI but also the complexities of integrating AI into regulatory affairs, such as the challenges of algorithm interpretability, data quality, regulatory compliance, fairness, security, privacy and model accuracy. Additionally, it emphasises the collaborative efforts of the global regulatory community in developing guidelines and frameworks for the safe and effective use of AI.
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JournalConsiderations for generics developers moving into the field of biosimilars
Many generic developers have experience in both manufacturing and gaining US and EU approval for generics which are small molecule alternatives to the authorised original products. These developers possess the relevant skillsets to allow them to pursue the development of biosimilars, which are large molecule biologics highly similar to the authorised original products.
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