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EMA Overhauls Guidance On Risk Minimization Activities

 
• By Vibha Sharma

Drug companies may have to adjust their benefit-risk management strategies to ensure compliance with the European Medicines Agency’s newly revised guidance on how to develop and evaluate risk minimization measures.

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Educational Materials, Package Leaflets And Restricted Pack Sizes Are All Types Of Risk Minimization Activities • Source: Shutterstock

The European Medicines Agency has published keenly-awaited revised EU guidance on what measures drug companies can employ to prevent or minimize the risks associated with their products, along with a revised addendum on how to gauge the effectiveness of such measures.

Key Takeaways

  • The European Medicines Agency has finalized long-awaited changes to its good pharmacovigilance guideline Module XVI on risk minimization measures (RMM) and a related addendum.

The revisions were made to the guideline on risk minimization measures (RMMs) – ie, Module XVI of the EMA’s...

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