UK MHRA Gets A Grip On Spiralling Clinical Trial Assessment Timelines

The UK medicines regulator says the loss of experienced staff and the need to recruit and train new assessors resulted in temporary delays to clinical trial applications, but the crisis measures it put in place to address the situation mean it has now turned the corner.

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UK Regulator Missed Statutory Timelines For Clinical Trial Approvals For Last Several Months • Source: Shutterstock

Drug companies facing long delays at the UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency for the review of their clinical trial applications say there are early indications of some improvements on this front.

Over the last 12 months, the average time taken by the MHRA to assess new clinical trials or substantial amendments...

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