More Work Needed On GDPR And CTR Interplay, Says EU Pharma

Various EU member states have taken different positions on the General Data Protection Regulation when it comes to whether consent should be the only legal ground for processing clinical trial data. Pharma companies have welcomed the European Data Protection Board's recent opinion on this topic, but say that more work is needed to support a harmonized approach. 

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The European Data Protection Board's recent opinion on the interplay between the Clinical Trials Regulation and the General Data Protection Regulation provides some "welcome clarification" on the relationship and the legal basis under which trial data may be processed in compliance with the GDPR, but "a great deal more needs to be done" on this front, the pharmaceutical industry has said.

Ever since the GDPR came into force in May 2018, various EU member states have taken contradictory approaches to how...

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