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PharmaSchool GCP & Regulatory Updates are notifications about changes, additions and new documents relating to the conduct of Clinical Trials. These are updated as and when new information is available. If you know of a document that should be referenced in this section then please let us know by emailing editor@pharmaschool.co

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Date:	01 November 2017
Document:	ICH E17 General Principles For Planning And Design Of Multi-Regional Clinical Trials
Region:	International
Description:	This new guideline covers guidance for considerations to be made for multinational trials. It covers strategy related issues and CT Design and protocol related issues.
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Date:	01 September 2017
Document:	ICH E18 Guideline On Genomic Sampling And Management Of Genomic Data
Region:	International
Description:	This new guideline covers: Collection, processing, storage and handling of Genomic Samples; Generation, storage and handling of Genomic data; Privacy and confidentiality
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Date:	01 August 2017
Document:	Addendum to ICH E11: Clinical Investigation Of Medicinal Products In The Pediatric Population
Region:	International
Description:	This guideline reflects changes in clinical research in Pediatrics since the orignal E11 guideline was produced. Topics addressed are: Ethical Considerations, Age Classification And Pediatric Subgroups Including Neonates, Pediatric Formulations, Commonality Of Scientific Approach For Pediatric Drug Development Programs, Approaches To Optimize Pediatric Drug Development And Practicalities In The Design And Execution Of Pediatric Clinical Trials
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Date:	27 June 2017
Document:	ICH Concept Paper on E19: Optimisation of Safety Data Collection
Region:	International
Description:	This concept paper starts the process of developing a new guidance document on using selective approaches to safety data collection in late phase and post marketing clinical trials.
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Date:	15 June 2017
Document:	Annual report of the Good Clinical Practice Inspectors Working Group 2016
Region:	International
Description:	This document summarisies the findings in EMA requested inspections which were carried out in 2016, and also summarises the activities of the GCP Inspectors Working Group during this time.
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Date:	01 January 2017
Document:	ICH Reflection on “GCP Renovation”
Region:	International
Description:	ICH Statement on the ongoing revision of ICH clinical trial guidances starting with E8, General Considerations for clinical trials and continuing with likely further revision of E6, Good Clinical Practice.
URL:	click here

Date:	01 November 2016
Document:	ICH E6 (R2)
Region:	International
Description:	Integrated Addendum to ICH GCP guidance
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Date:	29 January 2015
Document:	ICH E2B (R3) Q and A document
Region:	International
Description:	ICH have issued a Q&A document on use of the ISO standardon Individual Case Safety Reports. The document provides guidance on completion of specific sections and other questions which have been raised.
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Date:	02 December 2014
Document:	ICH press release
Region:	International
Description:	The ICH Steering Committee are working to reform ICH with a view to creating a legal entity under Swiss law. Also the working party set up to develop the addendum to ICH GCP have made good progress and a step 2a (technical) document is expected in June 2
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Date:	15 August 2014
Document:	ICH GCP E6
Region:	International
Description:	ICH E6 should be supplemented with additional recommendations to facilitate innovative approaches to GCP to better ensure data quality and human subject protection in an environment of highly complex multinational trials
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Date:	02 June 2014
Document:	ICH GCP Proposed Addendum
Region:	International
Description:	THe ICH Steering Committee have appointed an expert working group to develop and addendum to ICH GCP: "To keep pace with the scale and complexity of clinical trials and to ensure appropriate use of technology we should modernise our approach to GCP to enable implementation of innovative approaches to clinical trial design, management, oversight, conduct, documentation, and reporting that will better ensure human subject protection and data quality." The addendum is expected to be finalised in late 2016.
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Date:	01 October 2013
Document:	Declaration of Helsinki
Region:	International
Description:	The World Medical Association has updated this document at their meeting in Brazil. There is an article in the Journal of Clinical Research summarising the main changes.
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Date:	01 July 2013
Document:	ICH E2B (R3)
Region:	International
Description:	ICH has taken the decision to collaborate with the ISO standards developers for some of its guidance and E2B is the first document to be harmonised under this process. You can find the implementation guide on this page.
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