{"title":"Patient Nonadherence in Clinical Trials: Could There Be a Link to Postmarketing Patient Safety?","authors":"Dorothy L. Smith","doi":"10.1177/0092861511428300","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0092861511428300","url":null,"abstract":"Patient nonadherence is one of the most complex problems facing clinical investigators. It not only affects clinical trial results but also could affect the clinical efficacy and safety of a medication after it has been approved for usage in the general population. Research shows that up to 30% of clinical trial participants may be discarding their study medications prior to study visits. Undetected poor adherence can result in overestimation of the dosage and underestimation of the adverse event profile. Patients in the general population will be at risk if they take the study dose but have a higher rate of patient adherence than the study participants in the clinical trial. This becomes an issue if patients after the launch receive more effective patient education than study participants in clinical trials and are more adherent. Several interventions to increase study participant adherence are recommended. The goal of study investigators should be to reach a high clinical trial participant adherence level that will not require an increase in sample size to maintain power of the study. This will give health professionals assurance that patient safety is not in danger because the dose and adverse event profile would be based on a higher level of patient adherence than would be expected in the general population after the launch.","PeriodicalId":391574,"journal":{"name":"Drug information journal : DIJ / Drug Information Association","volume":"52 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132005644","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"An Appraisal of Good Regulatory Review Practices in the Gulf Cooperation Council States","authors":"R. Al-Essa, S. Salek, S. Walker","doi":"10.1177/0092861511427110","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0092861511427110","url":null,"abstract":"The aim of this study was to evaluate how each Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) regulatory authority is building quality into the assessment and registration process and to establish opportunities for the exchange of best practice between the GCC states. A questionnaire was completed by the 7 Gulf States (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates [UAE], and Yemen), which provided details of the quality attributes that characterize the extent of the scientific assessment in the region. The results showed that each authority has its unique practices that characterize their 7 milestones in comparison with the other GCC authorities. Bahrain uses good review practice (GRP) guidelines and has placement arrangements in competent authorities, while Kuwait has separate pricing and registration departments. Oman engages external audit programs from accredited bodies, while Saudi Arabia and UAE conduct formal training for their assessors.","PeriodicalId":391574,"journal":{"name":"Drug information journal : DIJ / Drug Information Association","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121441703","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Ditchley Transparency Manifesto","authors":"R. Lofstedt, F. Bouder","doi":"10.1177/0092861511427858","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0092861511427858","url":null,"abstract":"This manifesto is based on the discussions that have taken place since the Workshop on Transparency, organized in Ditchley Park, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom, on June 17 and 18, 2010. The authors present a strategic view on the concrete measures that must be taken for a European pharmaceutical transparency initiative to be successful.","PeriodicalId":391574,"journal":{"name":"Drug information journal : DIJ / Drug Information Association","volume":"195 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"120980649","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Editor-in-Chief’s Commentary: SAGE Publishes the Drug Information Journal","authors":"J. R. Turner","doi":"10.1177/0092861511432445","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0092861511432445","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":391574,"journal":{"name":"Drug information journal : DIJ / Drug Information Association","volume":"22 7 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114156512","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"CPI™ Certification as Predictor of Clinical Investigators’ Regulatory Compliance","authors":"D. Vulcano","doi":"10.1177/0092861511427862","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0092861511427862","url":null,"abstract":"Hospitals, research sponsors, institutional review boards, and other stakeholders do not have data to support a universal “test” to ensure that a clinical investigator is not only adequately trained in the International Conference on Harmonization Good Clinical Practices but can implement those principles into practice. Many stakeholders have created their own training programs of vastly different content and quality with little to no reciprocity. This has led to waste in the industry as well as qualified investigators having to retake basic courses because of the lack of reciprocity or globally accepted mark. In addition, investigators who may not be as well versed as they should be often are left to continue in their role because of the lack of efficacy evaluation of what training they received. The Certified Physician Investigator (CPI™) certification put forth by the Academy of Pharmaceutical Physicians and Investigators is poised to be that standard yet is not widely accepted as it is relatively new, and thus its effectiveness as a predictor of regulatory compliance needs to be studied.","PeriodicalId":391574,"journal":{"name":"Drug information journal : DIJ / Drug Information Association","volume":"7 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129949517","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Cobert’s Manual of Drug Safety and Pharmacovigilance","authors":"E. Tabor","doi":"10.1177/0092861511427860","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0092861511427860","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":391574,"journal":{"name":"Drug information journal : DIJ / Drug Information Association","volume":"79 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132035613","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Experiences With the Approval of Clinical Trials in Germany: Results of a Survey of Research-Based Pharmaceutical Companies","authors":"T. Ruppert, B. Pfeiffer","doi":"10.1177/0092861511429281","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0092861511429281","url":null,"abstract":"The following article presents the results of a survey carried out by the German Association of Research-Based Pharmaceutical Companies (Verband Forschender Arznemittelhersteller; vfa) on the experience of applicants to the competent authorities in Germany with regard to the authorization of clinical trials. Overall the authorization process is assessed positively by the applicants. As in previous years the overall course of the approval procedure in Germany is described as a well-functioning system that is scientifically based and ensures that the assessment is readily comprehensible to the applicant. The ongoing constructive dialogue and exchange of views with the BfArM and the PEI should be used to further improve and harmonize the approval procedure, so that the conditions for trials in Germany may continue at this high level. Furthermore, the article addresses the first experience by German pharmaceutical companies with the so-called “Voluntary Harmonization Procedure” (VHP) on the European level.","PeriodicalId":391574,"journal":{"name":"Drug information journal : DIJ / Drug Information Association","volume":"34 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121186530","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Regulatory Review Process in the Gulf Cooperation Council States: Similarities and Differences","authors":"R. Al-Essa, S. Salek, S. Walker","doi":"10.1177/0092861511427674","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0092861511427674","url":null,"abstract":"This study compared the assessment models and the regulatory review processes conducted in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region. A questionnaire was completed by the 7 GCC regulatory authorities (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates [UAE], and Yemen) providing details of the regulatory review processes and timelines in the region. The results showed that Kuwait, Qatar, and Yemen use the verification model; Bahrain and Oman use an abridged review; and Saudi Arabia and UAE conduct a full review. There were 3 common phases in the GCC regulatory review process: submission, evaluation, and authorization. Key milestones within each phase were also common—receipt and validation, queuing, scientific assessment, sample analysis, sponsors’ interaction, pricing, and decision making—but target approval times and the order of some activities were different among the member states as some processes are performed in parallel rather than sequentially. The resulting similarities and differences provided an opportunity to propose a standardized regulatory review process for the GCC region.","PeriodicalId":391574,"journal":{"name":"Drug information journal : DIJ / Drug Information Association","volume":"329 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115386895","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Electronic Common Technical Document (eCTD): An International Pro/Con Analysis of the Pharmaceutical Product Electronic Submission Process","authors":"Andreas Suchanek, H. Ostermann","doi":"10.1177/0092861511427871","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0092861511427871","url":null,"abstract":"The International Conference on Harmonisation’s electronic Common Technical Document (eCTD) endeavors to significantly change the pharmaceutical submission process. After decades of using paper, the goal is the electronic transfer of drug applications and their review across submission formats, procedures, and regions. However, it is still unclear whether implementing eCTD really brings more advantages than disadvantages and, if so, for what kind of companies. After an expert interview was conducted in 2009, this research study was formed as an international survey officially supported by the European Medicines Agency in 2010. Overall, 963 responses were received, and 397 were used for the subsequent study analysis. Although a three-fourths majority of those with eCTD experience reported disadvantages in implementing eCTD, an overwhelming majority of the same group reported advantages that outweighed the disadvantages, some of them significantly. More than three-quarters of individuals with eCTD experience were able to shorten their total time to approval, and more than 90% of this group was able to demonstrate cost savings relative to paper submissions, regardless of their company kind, size, or number of submissions.","PeriodicalId":391574,"journal":{"name":"Drug information journal : DIJ / Drug Information Association","volume":"64 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116531104","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Improving Time to Pharmaceutical Approval: An Analysis of the Prescription Drug User Fee Act Process","authors":"A. Masciale, P. L. DeSantis, J. Siegel","doi":"10.1177/0092861511429262","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0092861511429262","url":null,"abstract":"The Prescription Drug User Fee Act of 1992 (PDUFA) established pharmaceutical review performance goals and authorized the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to collect user fees in conjunction with pharmaceutical marketing applications. There have been 3 subsequent reauthorizations of PDUFA; the most recent, referred to as PDUFA IV, was enacted with the Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007. PDUFA IV is set to expire on September 30, 2012, and it is expected that another reauthorization (herein referred to as PDUFA V) will be enacted before PDUFA IV expires. Industry and FDA, with stakeholder input, have held technical discussions to develop and agree upon performance goals for PDUFA V, which are proposed for congressional consideration. The discussions took place amid concerns that drug approvals were taking longer under PDUFA IV than under previous PDUFA programs. This article presents an analysis of the FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research application approval data, assessing changes in time from submission to approval and identifying and addressing hypotheses regarding the causes of those changes. The analyses support the potential for the proposed goals and process changes in the PDUFA V agreement to lead to improvements in overall approval time.","PeriodicalId":391574,"journal":{"name":"Drug information journal : DIJ / Drug Information Association","volume":"60 7","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114024466","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}