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BUDGET NEWS- Goverment to Reduce the Approval Time for Clinical Trials

The government has promised to speed up approval for new clinical trials, and to make funding to NHS bodies conditional on their recruiting the first patients to trials within 70 days.

The announcement formed part of the budget documents published on 23 March. In his speech to the Commons, George Osborne, the chancellor of the exchequer, referred only briefly to the planned changes, promising that in the life sciences “we will radically reduce the time it takes to get approval for the clinical trials.”

The details are spelt out in a plan for growth, published by the Treasury as part of the budget documents and signed off jointly by Mr Osborne and business secretary Vince Cable. In it, the government sets out its plans to establish a new health research regulatory agency to streamline regulation and improve the effectiveness of clinical trials.

Drug Regulator, MHRA, Publishes an Updated Guide for Manufactures on Clinical Investigations to be Carried out in the UK

Drug Regulator, MHRA, Publishes an Updated Guide for Manufactures on Clinical Investigations to be Carried out in the UK

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The Medical Devices Regulations 2002 (SI No 618), as amended by the Medical Devices (Amendment) Regulations 2008, came into force on 13 June 2002 and implement the provisions of the Medical Devices Directive 93/42/EEC (as amended by Directive 2007/47/EC), the Active Implantable Medical Devices Directive 90/385/EEC (as amended by Directive 2007/47/EC) and the In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices Directive 98/79/EEC. These Regulations establish systems under which a manufacturer must submit to the UK Competent Authority, information about clinical investigations of medical devices to be carried out in the UK.

These Notes outline the legal requirements relating to the conduct and performance of a clinical investigation as set out in these Regulations. They also provide background and guidance to manufacturers on how to apply for pre-clinical assessment of a proposed clinical investigation in human subjects, involving a device falling within the scope of the Regulations.

Manufacturers wishing to make an application for pre-clinical assessment of a proposed clinical investigation of an active implantable medical device or a medical device to be carried out in part or in whole in the UK should apply to the Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency of the Department of Health (referred to in this document as the UK Competent Authority), in accordance with these Guidance Notes.

This guidance is intended as a general explanation of the legislation and should not be regarded as an authoritative statement of the law nor as having any legal consequence. It follows that manufacturers and others should not rely solely on this guidance but should consult the legislation referred to and make their own decisions on matters affecting them in conjunction with their lawyers and other professional advisers. The MHRA does not accept liability for any errors, omissions or other statements in the
guidance whether negligent or otherwise. An authoritative statement could be given only by the courts. Information and assistance in individual cases may be sought from the UK Competent Authority whose address and telephone number are given on pages 12 – 13 of this document.

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NICE blueprint for fast track drugs in NICE bypass

NICE Bypass for Fast Track Drugs

An interesting article published on FirstWord, The UK government’s Office for Life Sciences (OLS) announced plans Tuesday to accelerate access to innovative drugs by proposing that certain treatments be allowed to bypass appraisal by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence.

Under the plan outlined in the Life Sciences Blueprint, NICE will be responsible for selecting drugs eligible for a fast-track access scheme, which would allow the products to be provided on the NHS for a period of time without having to undergo the analysis.

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