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Publication of clinical trial protocols and statistical analysis plans on ClinicalTrials.gov - Volume 28, Issue

According to the final rule on “Clinical Trials Registration and Results Information Submission”, clinical trial protocols and statistical analysis plans have to be published on ClinicalTrials.gov. The requirement affects all applicable clinical…

Profile - Volume 26, Issue

The new European medical device regulation and guidance document on clinical evaluation An Interview with Dr Bassil Akra The successor of the currently applicable Medical Device Directives (MDD 93/42/EEC and 90/385/EE) combines both directives…

Medical Communication - Volume 22, Issue

Introducing the Medical Communication section: The wild side of medical writing! Hello and welcome to a brand spanking new section of Medical Writing. When the Editor of Medical Writing, Phil Leventhal, approached me to create a new section,…

The Light Stuff - Volume 22, Issue

A call to abandon the useless anachronism of the ‘define at first use’ rule for abbreviations Definitions CTD – Common Technical Document (dossier submitted for marketing authorization) eCTD – Electronic Common Technical Document QC – Quality…

Lay summaries and writing for patients: Where are we now and where are we going? - Volume 28, Issue

We examine the trend for increasing and more transparent patient information and ask how close we have come in the last few years to producing useful and meaningful information for patients. We also outline the challenges faced by medical writers…

Introduction - Volume 28, Issue

When I first stepped into the biosimilar world as part of my medical writing career development, I was both excited and surprised. I was entering this fascinating setting with an originator mindset, as many of us do, and discovered that there are…

Transferring regulation into practice: The challenges of the new layperson summary of clinical trial results - Volume 24, Issue

The new European Clinical Trials Regulation, published on 27 May 2014, requires sponsors to provide summary results of clinical trials in a format that is understandable to laypersons. The lay summary is to be made publicly available in the yet to…

Regulatory medical writing in Switzerland - Volume 22, Issue

Switzerland is practically unknown in the drug/medical device regulatory landscape despite being home to some of the world's biggest pharmaceutical firms. This article briefly describes the regulations governing clinical trials in Switzerland and…

Medical Journalism - Volume 21, Issue

The majority of medical writers (either in the pharmaceutical industry, CROs, or as freelancers) provide documents for regulatory authorities. A smaller proportion works in the medical and health communication field writing texts for either…

Regulatory Public Disclosure - Volume 29, Issue

Activities around clinical documents disclosure have been slow since September 2018 when I last published this section. As many of you receive emails from the CORE Reference website (sign up at https://www.core-reference.org/subscribe), you have…

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