In this Expert Insights interview, we sit down with our South African leadership, Diederik Van Niekerk, Operations Manager at MMS in Bloemfontein, South Africa, to discuss his detailed approach for effective team-building, his views on work/life balance, and growth....
In Part 3 of this medical histories series, the focus centered on defining many of the barriers that clinical investigators face when attempting to procure adequate medical records for subject eligibility determination. While the list of potential issues appeared...
Exerpt from whitepaper originally published by PhUSE on March 14, 2019 by project co-leads – Rashmi Dodia, MS, RAC and Gregory Campbell, BS Executive Summary Ever since policy 0070 was first introduced in 2016, there have been continuing concerns and challenges among...
In Part 2 of this series, the focus was on ensuring adequate information to support subject eligibility. Knowing how many and what kinds of records to review is key to developing a robust review program to ensure subject eligibility, as is knowing how to reconcile...
Rare diseases are often overlooked, but they affect many individuals. There may be as many as 7,000 rare diseases affecting approximately 25-30 million people in the US alone, according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Rare diseases are defined as...
Part 1 of this medical histories series focused on the regulations relevant to clinical trial subject eligibility, and the possible issues which can arise when ineligible subjects are enrolled. As noted, the outcomes vary depending on whether you are a clinical site,...
In this Expert Insights interview, we sit down with Ben Kaspar, Global Submissions Manager at MMS, to discuss regulatory strategy, 505(b)(2) applications, and general submission advice for any global companies outside of the US that plan to submit to the FDA. In...
In this Expert Insights interview, we sit down with Jeffrey Wiese, Senior Safety Writer at MMS – to discuss safety writing in the pharmaceutical industry, pharmacovigilance, Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS), and his future vision. In January 2019, Jeff...
When a clinical trial is completed, regardless of the outcome, the results need to be shared. From a regulatory perspective, they have to be shared. On the other hand, from the perspective of disseminating information throughout the scientific community, researchers...