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Transparency Of Regulatory Data Across The European Medicines Agency, Health Canada, And Us Food And Drug Administration, Alexander C. Egilman, Amy Kapczynski, Margaret E. Mccarthy, Anita T. Luxkaranayagam, Christopher J. Morten, Matthew Herder, Joshua D. Wallach, Joseph S. Ross Jan 2021

Transparency Of Regulatory Data Across The European Medicines Agency, Health Canada, And Us Food And Drug Administration, Alexander C. Egilman, Amy Kapczynski, Margaret E. Mccarthy, Anita T. Luxkaranayagam, Christopher J. Morten, Matthew Herder, Joshua D. Wallach, Joseph S. Ross

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Based on an analysis of relevant laws and policies, regulator data portals, and information requests, we find that clinical data, including clinical study reports, submitted to the European Medicines Agency and Health Canada to support approval of medicines are routinely made publicly available.


Toward A Jurisprudence Of Drug Regulation, Matthew Herder Jan 2014

Toward A Jurisprudence Of Drug Regulation, Matthew Herder

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Efforts to foster transparency in biopharmaceutical regulation are well underway: drug manufacturers are, for example, legally required to register clinical trials and share research results in the United States and Europe. Recently, the policy conversation has shifted toward the disclosure of clinical trial data, not just trial designs and basic results. Here, I argue that clinical trial registration and disclosure of clinical trial data are necessary but insufficient. There is also a need to ensure that regulatory decisions that flow from clinical trials — whether positive (i.e. product approvals) or negative (i.e. abandoned products, product refusals, and withdrawals) — are …