Successfully demonstrating product safety and efficacy in a randomized clinical trial is a monumental event, but it doesn’t always translate to market access and uptake one it’s launched. Since clinical trials are limited to a controlled sub-set of patients, observations recorded in the clinical trial setting can vary from what …
Real world evidence (RWE) and market access in the US
Randomized control trials demonstrate drug safety and efficacy and hence are fundamental for regulatory approval. However, real world data (RWD) becomes a progressively more important source of evidence as we move across the development continuum of a drug. RWD can be potentially useful for obtaining regulatory approval as well. Communicating …
Medical writing for patients: An important niche
With evolving medical knowledge, there is an ever-increasing need to effectively facilitate knowledge transfer to key target audiences, especially patients and caregivers. Medical writing for patients must not only meet stringent good clinical practice standards and good publication practices but it must also communicate specific information in a clear, relevant and compelling …
The Biosimilars Landscape: What All Developers Need to Know
As biosimilars to treat rheumatic diseases begin get approval from the FDA, biosimilar development remains a hot topic in drug development. Sponsors estimate a 35% growth of biosimilars in their development pipelines by 2020, but face a wide variety of regional and global markets along with shifting guidelines and recommendations, …