Pharmaceutical companies in India are failing to turn up at pre-scheduled regulatory meetings pertaining to clinical trial-related applications – on a fairly regular basis in some instances.
Pharma’s ‘No-Show’ At Regulatory Meetings In India: Who Loses?
Regulators in India routinely face flak over lengthy approval timelines, but drug firms failing to show up at pre-scheduled regulatory meetings does little to improve the situation. The reason for the no-shows is open to speculation. Absenteeism appears to be significant in areas such as oncology and hematology.
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