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In the 1980s, the European Union began harmonising regulatory requirements. In 1989, Europe, Japan, and the United States began creating plans for harmonisation. The International Conference on Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Registration of Pharmaceuticals for Human Use (ICH) was created in April 1990 at a meeting in Brussels.
A source document is a document in which data collected for a clinical trial is first recorded. This data is usually later entered in the case report form.The International Conference on Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Registration of Pharmaceuticals for Human Use (ICH-GCP) guidelines define source documents as "original documents, data, and records."
However, work stalled on the project. An additional Draft Implementation Guide was released in February 2015 [5] The ICH and the FDA released draft specifications and guides in April 2016, and on May 13 there was an ICH "teleconference" to discuss the guidance and any queries or clarifications that might be necessary. [6]
The CTD is maintained by the International Council on Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Registration of Pharmaceuticals for Human Use (ICH). [ 1 ] [ 2 ] After the United States, European Union and Japan, the CTD was adopted by several other countries including Canada [ 3 ] and Switzerland.
Within quality management systems (QMS) and information technology (IT) systems, change control is a process—either formal or informal [1] —used to ensure that changes to a product or system are introduced in a controlled and coordinated manner.
High standards are required in terms of comprehensive documentation for the clinical protocol, record keeping, training, and facilities, including computers and software. Quality assurance and inspections ensure that these standards are achieved. GCP aims to ensure that the studies are scientifically authentic and that the clinical properties ...
The minimum essential documents that are required for the registration of pharmaceutical products designed for human use are specified in the document 'ICH Good Clinical Practices,' published in 1997 by the ICH [2] Example ICH essential documents that would be required in any US, EU or Japan based clinical trial would include: signed protocol ...
Supporting documents can be added to the original document as an attachment for clarification or recording data. Attachments should be referenced at least once within the original document. Ideally, each page of the attachment is clearly identified (i.e. labeled as "Attachment X", "Page X of X", signed and dated by person who attached it, etc.)