Swissmedic Cracks Down on Vague Drug Indications & Tightens Assessments Of CCI Claims

The Swiss drug regulator makes public the indications in drug marketing applications within 60 days of receiving them, but says the level of detail that companies provide on this front is inconsistent. It also promises to be more stringent when it comes to assessing claims by companies who are worried that their commercially confidential information will be disclosed.

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Switzerland’s drug regulator, Swissmedic, has clarified how it wants companies to describe drug indications in their marketing applications, after finding that the level of detail in the information submitted “varies greatly” and is “insufficient in some cases.”

In addition, it has pledged to more stringently assess the validity of claims by companies that publication of their proposed...

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