Investigational Drug Flashcards
Any experiment in which a drug is
administered or dispensed to one or more
human subjects.
Clinical
Investigation
A drug, antibiotic, or biologic that is used in
a clinical investigation.
Investigational
New Drug (IND)
The label of an
investigational drug must bear the
statement:
“Caution: New Drug—Limited
by Federal (or U.S.) law to investigational
use.”
IND application is a submission to the FDA containing
chemical information, preclinical data, and a detailed description of the planned clinical
trials
An IND for which the sponsor is usually
either a corporate entity or one of the
institutes of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH).
Commercial IND
Strictly for research purposes, done to prove
a theory, improve an existing treatment
institutes/academe
Research IND
The individual responsible for initiating the
clinical trial at the study site.
Investigator
An individual who participates in a clinical
investigation (either as the recipient of the
investigational drug or as a member of the
control group).
Subject
A standard for the design, conduct,
monitoring, analyses, and reporting of
clinical trials that provides assurance that
the results are credible and accurate, and
that the rights of study subjects are
protected
Good Clinical
Practice (GCP)
A committee of reviewers that is responsible
for ensuring the protection of the rights,
safety, and well-being of human subjects
involved in a clinical investigation.
Institutional
Review Board
(IRB)/Institutiona
l Ethics
Committee (IEC)
First major attempt of drug regulation
Import Drug Act of 1848
provided for the inspection, detention and
destruction or reexport of imported drug
shipments that failed to meet standards
Import Drug Act of 1848
drugs not to be mislabeled or adulterated and
must meet recognized standards for strength
and purity.
Pure Food and Drugs Act (1906)
safety of drugs, and be proven through testing
before they can be marketed
Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act of 1938
when was Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act of 1938 created
June 25,1938
creation of OTC and Rx drugs
Durham and-Humphrey Amendment
Authorized that prescriptions can be refilled
Durham and-Humphrey Amendment
Caution: Federal law prohibits dispensing
without prescription
Durham and-Humphrey Amendment
manufacturer had to demonstrate efficacy, and
safety of drug prior to marketing (because of
phocomelia secondary to Thalidomide)
Kefauver-Harris Drug Amendment
medication used to
treat motion sickness usually taken by
pregnant women, has a side effect of
teratogenic effect on infants
Thalidomide strategy
decides which drugs, biologics, and medical
devices are safe and efficacious and therefore
can be marketed.
FDA
FDA reviews priority drugs in _________ and
standard drugs within ___________
six (6) months; ten (10) months
antibiotics, cancer drugs, rx
drugs
Priority drugs
otc drugs
Standard drugs
developed a
web-based system that offers information about
ongoing clinical trials for a wide range of diseases
and conditions.
National Institute of Health (NIH)
agencies involved in the transparency and harmonisation of drug development
- National Institute of Health (NIH)
- International Conference on Harmonization (ICH)
Search for studies for particular diseases and
identify treatment centers that offer enrollment
into these studies.
National Institute of Health (NIH)
for the regulatory requirements for drug
approval
International Conference on Harmonization (ICH)
provide methods to ensure
simultaneous submission and rapid regulatory
approval in the world’s largest markets
International Conference on Harmonization (ICH)
Minimize duplication of effort, improve
efficiency, increase quality and efficiency of
medical treatments worldwide
International Conference on Harmonization (ICH)
PROTECTION OF HUMAN SUBJECTS
- Nuremberg Code
- Declaration of Helsinki (1964)
- Belmont Report (1978)
- Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
judge the human experimentation conducted by
the Nazis in the middle of the twentieth century
Nuremberg Code
According to Nuremberg Code “__________ consent of the human subjects is
absolutely essential”
voluntary
10 point statement/quotes which limits
permissible medical experimentation on human
subjects
consent
re-emphasized protection of human subjects
Declaration of Helsinki (1964)
Developed by WMA (world medical
Association)
Declaration of Helsinki (1964)
Respect for individuals
Declaration of Helsinki (1964)
Right to be informed on decisions
Declaration of Helsinki (1964)
Recognition on Vulnerable groups
Declaration of Helsinki (1964)
basic ethical principles underlying medical
research on human subjects
Belmont Report (1978)
Ethical principles involved in belmont report
- Respect
- Justice
- beneficence