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Electronic Regulatory Submissions

Regulatory support is crucial to all phases of the drug development process, and PRA is dedicated to serving as your regulatory partner with total commitment to the success of your development program. Our focus is to expedite the regulatory review process and shorten drug development timelines through innovative thinking and uncompromising quality.

Why Electronic Regulatory Submissions?

Regulatory agencies are rapidly moving toward requiring submissions in electronic format and in many instances are currently requesting electronic submissions. Electronic submissions allow regulatory reviewers to rapidly and efficiently search and navigate marketing applications and other submissions, facilitating and potentially shortening the time to approval. Data can be readily accessed, allowing reviewers to run additional analyses without having to request these analyses from the sponsor. Large paper submissions, comprising hundreds of binders and requiring extreme shipping methods, will no longer be necessary in many countries.

The United States and several European Medical Evaluations Agency (EMEA) countries currently accept the CTD in electronic format. Additionally, the EEA, Central and Eastern European States are also moving in this direction. With many more countries, including Japan, coming on board with electronic submissions, budgeting for electronic regulatory submissions is integral to success in today’s market.

Current Technology

The heart of PRA's Electronic Publishing system is Liquent's InSight Publisher – an industry standard electronic system that enables the assembly, management and publication of complex documents that constitute the regulatory submission. Built specifically with eCTD (electronic common technical document) format in mind, InSight Publisher is designed to publish submission material that is compliant with the guidelines and requirements of regulatory agencies globally that accept the ICH eCTD specification. InSight Publisher also provides a centralized global view of product details, documents, and submissions to support collaboration and eCTD lifecycle management.

Additionally, PRA uses Image Solutions ISI ToolBox to create submission-ready documents, including Case Report Forms that are bookmarked and hyperlinked to regulatory agency specifications. Combined with our high speed Xerox Nuvera and D240 printers, PRA has everything you need to create submission-quality documents, reports and applications.

PRA Global Regulatory Publishing

PRA Global Regulatory publishers bring regulatory expertise to provide electronic regulatory submissions that are fully compliant with current Agency guidelines. This group reviews final documents for content, formatting and consistency; coordinates and manages the compilation of submission components; publishes the submission; and reviews the final product for quality control and assurance.

Working in close conjunction with medical writers, biostatisticians and programmers throughout PRA as well as other external contributors, this group is responsible for the complete published submission and its delivery to the regulatory agency.

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