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Jul 22
Clinical trials and pharmacovigilance: Spanish Code of Conduct leads the way in data management
In an effort to expand the regulatory framework with self-regulatory instruments, the Spanish Data Protection Authority recently approved a “Code of conduct for the processing of personal data in the field of clinical trials and other clinical research and of pharmacovigilance” supported by Farmaindustria, the national trade association for the pharmaceutical industry in Spain.
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Jul 22
<!--:it-->Draft EMA guidelines on transparency in clinical trials: Protecting commercially confidential information<!--:-->
On April 7, 2022, the EMA published draft guidelines on the transparency of information uploaded to the Clinical Trial Information System for the specific purpose of giving operational guidance on the management of commercially confidential information and personal data
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Jul 22
Telemedicine: When is software a medical device? The Court responds
On February 23, 2012, the Regional Administrative Court of Lombardy—seat of Milan—issued a ruling on the qualification as a medical device of a software platform used to provide healthcare services remotely.
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Jul 22
Clinical trial contracts: What the new NCCEC models provide
On May 31 of this year, the National Center for the Coordination of Ethics Committees updated its model drug and medical device trial contracts. They are the benchmark for regulating the relationships between sponsors, CROs, and research centers involved in clinical trials.
