EMA LAUNCHES THE REGULATORY SCIENCE RESEARCH NEEDS INITIATIVE

In December 2021, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) published a list of regulatory science topics that require further research efforts…

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CLINICAL TRIALS – REGULATION (EU) 536/2014

The clinical trials evaluation system in Europe will face a radical change starting from January 31st, 2022, with the full…

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IRISH LANGUAGE DEROGATION ENDING ON 1ST JANUARY 2022 AND NEXT STEPS FOR IRISH MARKETING AUTHORIZATION HOLDERS

Following the European Commission report published in June 2021, it was confirmed that no capacity problems are foreseen for translations…

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SPONSORSHIP OF CONGRESSES AND EVENTS

When a pharmaceutical Company (Italian Affiliate or MAH) intends to sponsor a meeting or a congress attended by Italian Healthcare…

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UPDATES FROM THE ITALIAN MOH ON EU REGULATION 2017/745

The EU Regulation 2017/745 on medical devices (MDR) came into force in May 2021 but there are still several points…

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THE ITALIAN DRUG TRACEABILITY SYSTEM

The traceability project put in place by the Italian MoH is an instrument to uniquely identify every single package of…

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NEW AIFA DISPOSITIONS ABOUT THE TIMING FOR THE SUBMISSION OF VARIATIONS TO IMPLEMENT PRAC RECOMMENDATIONS

AIFA recently published a new press release with some clarifications on the timing for the submission of variations to implement PRAC…

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CLINICAL TRIALS – ENTRY INTO FORCE OF REGULATION (EU) 536/2014 AND CLINICAL TRIALS INFORMATION SYSTEM

The European Commission has confirmed that the entry into force of the Clinical Trials Regulation (EU) No 536/2014 and the…

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ADVANCED THERAPY MEDICINAL PRODUCTS IN ITALY

ATMP (Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products) are medicines for human use that are based on genes, tissues or cells and offer…

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RPIS IN PIPS AND WAIVERS

The use of the research product identifier (RPI) is used to make EMA processes more efficient by creating a single…

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