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Submission of comments on ICH guidelines
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Concept paper for the development of a guideline on the safety of nanoparticles – in the context of the establishment of maximum residue limits and veterinary marketing authorisations
This concept paper addresses the need for a specific guideline on the establishment of maximum residue limits (MRLs) for pharmacologically active nanoparticles, as well as on safety for veterinary medicinal products (VMPs) containing nanoparticles.
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Draft template for assessment report for the development of European herbal monographs and European Union list entries - Revision 6
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Draft guideline on good agricultural and collection practice (GACP) for starting materials of herbal origin - Revision 1
This guideline on Good Agricultural and Collection Practice (GACP) for starting materials of herbal origin came into effect in August 2006 and is intended to provide guidance to ensure appropriate and consistent quality of herbal substances1. The current Revision 1 of the GACP guideline pertains to an update of the document to current standards taking into account advances over the last 10 years, as for instance, the increased development of indoor growing technologies, and also cover the established practice and legal interpretations published during this period.
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Template for a European Union herbal monograph
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Draft guideline on the pharmaceutical quality of inhalation and nasal medicinal products
This guideline replaces the guideline on pharmaceutical quality of inhalation and nasal products (EMEA/CHMP/QWP/49313/2005 Corr) and Quality of medicines questions and answers: Part 2 Specific type of products – Dry product inhalers; Orally inhaled products; Storage – What are the requirements for storage orientation recommendations in the product information for pressurised metered dose inhalers.
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Draft revised Heads of Medicines Agency / European Medicines Agency guidance document on the identification of personal data and commercially confidential information within the structure of the marketing authorisation application dossier
This guidance document is intended to be applicable to information/documents pertaining to the initial and variation of marketing authorisation application (MAA) dossiers of medicinal products for human use for which the regulatory procedure has been finalised, under the national, mutual recognition, decentralised and centralised procedures. “Finalised” shall mean that the marketing authorisation (MA) has been granted or refused or that the MAA has been withdrawn.
By extension, the principles laid down in this guidance can be considered for other types of finalised procedures such as orphan designations, Paediatric Investigation Plans (PIPs)/waivers or scientific advice. The application of the general principles laid down in this guidance is without prejudice to national rules on transparency. The guidance should be read in conjunction with the relevant applicable legislation and case law on transparency and data protection.
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Draft guideline on the requirements for demonstrating therapeutic equivalence between orally inhaled products (OIP) for asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
This guideline replaces "Guideline on the requirements for clinical documentation for orally inhaled products (OIP) including the requirements for demonstration of therapeutic equivalence between two inhaled products for use in the treatment of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in adults and for use in the treatment of asthma in children and adolescents (CPMP/EWP/4151/00 Rev. 1).
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Draft guideline on quality, non-clinical and clinical requirements for investigational advanced therapy medicinal products in clinical trials - Second version
This guideline provides guidance on the structure and data requirements for a clinical trial application for exploratory and confirmatory trials with advanced therapy investigational medicinal products.
Note: This is a short, second public consultation for the guideline. All comments received during the first public consultation have been reviewed and incorporated, where possible, in this guideline. Stakeholders can consult the ‘Overview of comments’ document: comments submitted on the first version of this guideline should not be resubmitted.
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Trametinib film-coated tablet 0.5 and 2mg product-specific bioequivalence guidance
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Dabrafenib hard capsule 50 and 75 mg product-specific bioequivalence guidance
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Call for scientific data for the periodic review of the monograph on Gentianae radix
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Call for scientific data for the periodic review of the monograph on Calendulae flos
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Call for scientific data for the periodic review of the monograph on Boldi folium
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Call for scientific data for the periodic review of the monograph on Avenae herba
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Call for scientific data for the periodic review of the monograph on Avenae fructus
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Call for scientific data for the periodic review of the monograph on Lini semen
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Call for scientific data for the periodic review of the monograph on Lupuli flos
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Call for scientific data for the periodic review of the monograph on Rusci rhizoma
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Call for scientific data for the periodic review of the monograph on Sambuci flos
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Call for scientific data for the periodic review of the monograph on Thymi herba and Primulae radix
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