IMP’s Flashcards
What is the declaration of Helsinki?
Set of Ethical principles regarding human experimentation or clinical trials
What does IRAS Stand for and what is it used for?
Integrated Research Application System
Submission of UK CTA for both MHRA and Ethics approval
What do you call the updates to a CTA post approval?
Substantial Amendment-
anything that has the potential to impact safety, quality or scientific interpretation of the trial.
Non-Substantial Amendment - minor protocol errors, funding or logistics that has no impact on the trial or its participants.
UK SI for IMPs?
2004/1031 as amended by 2019/744
Describe the different types of clinical trial?
Phase 0 - Healthy - micro-dosing
Phase 1 - Healthy volunteers - 10-30 participants - understand ADME, Safety and Tolerability.
Phase 2 - Patients and Healthy volunteers - 100 participants - therapeutic efficacy
Phase 3 - Patients - >3000 - further safety / efficacy data, side effects and method development.
Phase 4 - Post Marketing Surveillance, Side effects and New Indictaions
What are the legal duties of an IMP QP?
IMP’s are manufactured and assembled to GMP, PSF and CTA
IMP / Comparators Imports from 3rd Countries are manufactured equivalent to GMP
Tested in compliance with the PSF
Certify in a Register or equivalent
What is the Clinical Trial Reg in the EU and when was it Implemented?
536 /2014 - 31st Jan 2022
What is the IMP GMP Regulation in the EU?
2017 /1569
What Guidance documents do we have for IMP’s?
Eudralex Vol 4 - Annex 13 / Annex 16
Eudralex Vol 10 - Clinical Trials Guidance
Where are the legal duties of an IMP QP found?
2017/1569 - article 12
SI 2004/1031
What documents should be included in your PSF?
Annex 13:-
Specifications / Analytical Methods for Starting materials
Intermediate bulk and Finished Product Specifications and Methods
In Process Testing and Methods
Approved Label Copy
Relevant Clinical Trial Protocols
Randomisation Codes
Technical Agreements
Stability Data
Storage and Shipment Conditions
What Are the labelling requirements for IMP’s?
Name / Address of Sponsor
Dosage Form
Route of Administration
Batch Number
Trial Reference Number
Patient ID
Name of Investigator if different from sponsor.
Directions for Use
‘For Clinical Trials Use Only’
Storage Conditions
Expiry Date
‘Keep out of reach of children’
What is in an IMPD?
Provides Info on quality of IMP, Comparator and Placebo and data from non-clinical studies.
Quality Data
Non-Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology Data
Previous Clinical Trial and Human Experience Data.
Overall Risk to Benefit Ratio
Give details on consultation relating to update of 2004:1031
- Patient and Public Involvement
- Research transparency- register with WHO who will publish results. Results should be shared with patients
- Clinical trial approval - UK only, Combine Ethics Approval , specific timelines for approvals
- Research ethics committee- who should be members
What is in a CTA?
CMC information on AS and DP
Clinical information relating to IMP
Labels
IMPD and nIMPD
Clinical Trials Protocol
Form
QP Declaration