Clinical trial applications , EMEA

It is worthwhile to note that, in the US, where the applicant will just be dealing with a single authority, there is no need to re-submit data that was previously submitted as part of an IN D application to conduct clinical trials. Instead, the applicant can cross-reference the IND file. This does not apply in Europe, because clinical trial applications will have been submitted to individual Competent Authorities, whereas marketing authorisation applications are usually submitted either centrally to the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) or collectively to a number of Competent Authorities. Thus, the files need to be self-supporting. 

In the US, an IND (Investigational New Drug) application has to be filed with the FDA. For other countries, a notification has to be submitted to the respective regulatory authorities. For example, Clinical Trial Exemption (CTX) applications are required for the UK, Clinical Trial Notification (CTN) and CTX for Australia, and a Clinical Trial Certificate (CTC) for Singapore and the European Agency for the Evaluation of Medicinal Products (EMEA). A more extensive discussion concerning regulatory authorities and the processes and procedures of applications is presented in Chapters 7 and 8. The relevant authority will review the application. A positive response from the authority is required before the trial can commence. 

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