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Last weeks round-up; 27 April 2020 – 1 May 2020

published 5 May 2020

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AMENDING THE DETAILS OF AN EU ORPHAN DRUG DESIGNATION SPONSOR

EMA has issued updated instructions on how to amend the name and/or address details of a Sponsor of an Orphan Drug Designation. This does not require a new legal act, provided that the sponsor remains the same person or legal entity. Sponsors need to use EMA’s IRIS platform to submit post-designation activities. EMA will not be able to process any submissions outside of IRIS. A change in the name and/or address can be requested only after a designation has been granted by the European Commission. Full details of the guidance can be found https://lnkd.in/dDuFNXs

MCDG GUIDANCE ON MDR CLINICAL INVESTIGATIONS AND EVALUATIONS

Guidance is now available to assist stakeholders in implementing the MDR Clinical Investigation and Clinical Evaluation requirements. The Medical Device Coordination Working Group (MDCG) developed the following guidance documents which were published on the website of the European Commission (EC) on the 23rd April:

  • · MDCG 2020-8 PMCF Evaluation Report Template
  • · MDCG 2020-7 Guidance on PMCF Plan Template
  • · MDCG 2020-6 Guidance on Sufficient Clinical Evidence for Legacy Devices
  • · MDCG 2020-5 Guidance on Clinical Evaluation-Equivalence.

The documents provide much needed clarification on MDR requirements pertaining to clinical data and demonstration of equivalence. The documents can be accessed via the following link https://bit.ly/35hqlkA.

EC: MITIGATING CLINICAL TRIAL DISRUPTION IN EUROPE

The European Commission (EC) has issued guidance to ensure that clinical trials can continue during the COVID-19 pandemic. The aim is to mitigate the disruption of clinical research without compromising on quality and safety. With more than 200 coronavirus clinical trials now registered in the EudraCT database, the guidance offers recommendations for simple and flexible measures. Key recommendations of the guidance cover, distribution of medicines to patients, remote source data verification, and communications with authorities. For the latter, the guidance clarifies the classification and notification of these actions. The measures will be used exclusively during the coronavirus pandemic, and will be revoked once the current health crisis in the EU/EEA has been surpassed. https://lnkd.in/gRc5XkX

MDR POSTPONED BY ONE YEAR

In response to Covid-19 the European Commission (EC) adopted a proposal on the 3rd April to postpone by one year the application of the Medical Devices Regulation (MDR). The European Parliament adopted the proposal on the 17th April, followed quickly by adoption of the Council on 22 April. The EC has announced that the amending Regulation 2020/561 was published in the Official Journal on the 24th April and has entered into force on its date of publication. This means that the date of application of the MDR will become 26 May 2021 instead of 26 May 2020 and that the Medical Devices Directives will be repealed one year later on the new date of application of the MDR. EC announcement can be viewed via link here https://bit.ly/2xgRpUq.

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