The Vital Role of Regulatory Strategists, Biostatisticians, and Clinicians in Protocol DevelopmentRecently, there's been a growing focus on using single-arm trials as primary evidence for drug authorization in the European Union (EU). Given this, the role of...

Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) compliance is an important aspect of research and development, as it creates trust and transparency between stakeholders in the process. When inspections occur, it is important to have all the necessary preparations in order, so the...

The Risk Evaluation Mitigation Strategy (REMS) is a drug safety and risk management program established in 2007 by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Under the program, FDA might require manufacturers to implement specific safety measures for certain...

FDA Form 483s, more commonly referred to as 483s in the pharmaceutical industry, is a nonconformance issued by the Food and Drug Administration at the close of an inspection. Feared by everyone in the industry, this type of observation can elicit panic in the...

Gary Pekoe, Principal Medical Writer at MMS, has over 35 years of experience working professionally in the pharmaceutical industry. We’ve asked him to write an article on his mentoring experience over his career. Looking back over my career in the pharmaceutical...

The FDA recently developed a new Manual of Policies and Procedures (MAPP) to address the challenges of Chemistry, Manufacturing and Control (CMC) readiness for products with accelerated clinical development programs. This MAPP became effective on December 7, 2022 and...

Full or Hybrid decentralized clinical trials (DCTs) are facilitating new treatments through the advancement of clinical development in many therapeutic areas and will likely be incorporated into more trials every year. To make this transition as successful as possible...