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EMA-FDA Collaboration in Pharmacovigilance: Common Objectives and Common Challenges
Session Chair(s)
Peter Richard Arlett, MD, FFPM, FRCP
Head Data Analytics and Methods Task Force, European Medicines Agency, Netherlands
This session will cover the current collaboration between EMA and FDA on drug-specific evaluations, collaborative efforts on their development, effective implementation of new pharmacovigilance tools, and how the two organizations address common challenges.
Learning Objective : Distinguish the different approaches taken by EMA and FDA to address common challenges; Identify the complementary approaches to using common tools including the Periodic Benefit Risk Evaluation Reports (PBRER) and the planning of data collection; Recognize how EMA and FDA collaborate on the safety of specific drug reviews and on the development of procedures and guidance.
Speaker(s)
Gerald Dal Pan, MD, MHS
Director, Office of Surveillance and Epidemiology, CDER, FDA, United States
FDA Perspective
Valerie E. Simmons, MD, FFPM
Senior Medical Fellow, Global Patient Safety, Eli Lilly and Company Ltd, United Kingdom
Industry Perspective
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