EMA Invites Feedback on Model-Informed Drug Development Standards

The European Medicines Agency believes its plan to develop guidance for reporting and evaluating mechanistic models used for MIDD would also benefit from input from other regulatory agencies, such as those in the US, Japan and Canada.

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Mechanistic models are increasingly being used in all phases of the drug research and development life cycle (Shutterstock)
Key Takeaways
  • The European Medicines Agency has given stakeholders until 31 May to comment on its plan to develop guidance relating to mathematical or computer models used in the context of model-informed drug development.

The European Medicines Agency is seeking feedback on its plan to develop guidance that it hopes will set the standards...

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