EMA Homes In On How To Improve RWD Quality

Draft guidance from the European Medicines Agency explores how data quality can impact the use of real-world data to generate real-world evidence for regulatory assessments.

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The European Medicines Agency is seeking feedback on draft guidance that aims to provide “actionable and focused recommendations” for assessing and improving the quality of real-world data (RWD) for regulatory use.

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