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An EU funded project is to help national competent authorities cooperate on the safety assessment of clinical trials as required under the Clinical Trial Regulation.

A full appraisal by the UK cost watchdog is not the only way to gauge the safety and effectiveness of Evusheld, argues the independent Drug Safety Research Unit in response to the government’s decision not to buy the licensed COVID-19 drug because of insufficient data on protection. 

EU regulators have developed a draft good practice guide explaining how stakeholders can make use of the Metadata Catalog of RWD Sources, which is expected to be released in late 2023, to identify appropriate sources for specific research questions.

An updated Q&A on the EU Clinical Trial Regulation distinguishes between patient-facing documents and recruitment material to clarify in which sections of the trial application these should be submitted. It also underlines the main principles to consider for transitioning studies from the Clinical Trials Directive to the CTR.

A further extension of the EU signal detection pilot means that certain drug sponsors must keep monitoring the EudraVigilance database on a continuous basis. Industry argues there is enough evidence that this activity brings no additional value, and that current requirements should be replaced with a more proportionate approach.