As regulatory systems mature with demand for new innovative treatments, jurisdictions are seeking to introduce more comprehensive healthcare systems; this is often accompanied by efforts to initiate health technology [...]
Purpose: This study aimed to assess the current regulatory review process of the food and drugs authority (FDA) Ghana by identifying key milestones, target timelines, good review practices and [...]
Background: A 2021 study to determine the viewpoints among the seven member countries regarding the effectiveness (i.e., achieving the intended outcomes) and efficiency (i.e., achieving the intended outcomes in [...]
PREFACE: The role of regulatory authorities in the health system is to ensure the quality, safety and efficacy of medical products. It is acknowledged that regulatory authorities are at [...]
Background: For almost a decade, the East African Community has implemented the Medicines Regulatory Harmonization (EAC-MRH) programme among its member states to harmonise technical requirements and standards for medical [...]
Background: The Gulf Centralised Committee for Drug Registration (GCC-DR), as part of the Gulf Health Council (GHC), enables the consolidated registration of pharmaceutical products throughout the member states of [...]
This Briefing presents the results from the CIRS annual analysis of new active substance (NAS) approvals by six major regulatory agencies: the European Medicines Agency (EMA), the US Food [...]
Introduction: The common technical document (CTD) format harmonised the requirements for the registration of medicines, which had traditionally differed from country to country, making it possible for countries to [...]
Introduction: ZaZiBoNa, the work-sharing initiative in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) that has been in operation for 8 years has successfully assessed over 300 dossiers/applications, with an overall [...]
China has made significant changes to its medicine regulatory system including: Regulatory reforms - since 2015, regulatory reforms have helped to eliminate application backlogs, improve review timelines and increase [...]