FDA and EMEA have Agreed to Launch a Collaborative Initiative on International Good Clinical Practice Inspection.
The FDA and the EMEA will be sharing information on inspection planning, policy and outcomes and they will be collaboration on inspections.There is an EMEA press release here.
Announcing this pilot Thomas Lönngren, the European Medicines Agency’s Executive Director said: “This important initiative demonstrates the increasing collaboration between the European Medicines Agency and the FDA. It marks an important step to the building of a global regulatory network for supervision of clinical trials. By working together in a collaborative and synergistic manner GCP inspection resources can be used more efficiently.”
The Key Objectives Are:
- To conduct periodic information exchanges on GCP-related information in order to streamline sharing of GCP inspection planning information, and to communicate timely and effectively on inspection outcomes.
- To conduct collaborative GCP inspections by sharing information, experience and inspection procedures, cooperating in the conduct of inspections, and sharing best-practice knowledge.
- To share information on interpretation of GCP, by keeping each regulatory agency informed of GCP-related legislation, regulatory guidance and related documents, and to identify and act together to benefit the clinical research process.
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