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EMA Urges Drug Regulators to Increase Collaboration

October 20, 2016

The European Medicines Agency is encouraging global regulators to collaborate on life science initiatives after a review of international projects found that several countries pursue common goals without sharing resources or information.

An EMA review of global efforts to address issues across the pharmaceutical lifecycle — such as pharmacovigilance, GMP inspections, and generics development — indicates that many drug regulators lead initiatives that lack “strategic coordination.”

In other words, there is significant overlap in the initiatives pursued, but high variability in how these programs are developed and implemented. This ultimately hinders progress and leaves some issues unaddressed.

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