EU Picks Up The Pace On Home Delivery Of Study Drugs

As drug companies get “really organized” about incorporating patient-centric elements in their clinical trials, a senior executive at a global courier company says the time is ripe for the EU to produce harmonized guidance on easing a clinical trial participant’s access to the study drug.

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Regulators in the EU have come a long way on allowing investigational medicinal products (IMPs) to be shipped directly to clinical trial participants.

From having an “empty space” in their regulations on this topic until a few years ago, to temporarily allowing such shipments during the COVID-19 pandemic, EU regulators are now looking to offer greater predictability to trial

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