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		<title>Pharmacovigilance in China Webinar</title>
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<p>In collaboration with Pharma To Market, we invite you to join us for a complimentary webinar on 21 June 2023.</p>

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			<p><b>The webinar will cover these topics:</b></p>
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<li>Overview of China PV framework</li>
<li>Updates on China's GVP policies</li>
<li>Updates on China's GVP policies</li>
<li>Best practices for compliance with China's GVP requirements and authority inspection key points</li>
<li>Tips and pitfalls</li>
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<p style="text-align: center;">21 June 2023, Tuesday</p>
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		<title>Understanding QPPV / RPPV Roles in China Pharmacovigilance</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zhao Lu]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Mar 2023 08:06:40 +0000</pubDate>
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			<p>The Responsible Person for Pharmacovigilance (RPPV) is the Chinese equivalent of the Qualified Person Responsible for Pharmacovigilance (QPPV) in EU and other countries. Like QPPV, the primary role of an RPPV in China is to ensure the pharmacovigilance system is following regulations and for the safety of the marketed products and serve as the primary contact for regulatory authorities.</p>

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			<p>In China, RPPV plays an essential part in the <a style="font-style: italic !important;" href="https://www.nmpa.gov.cn/xxgk/ggtg/qtggtg/20210513151827179.html?type=pc&amp;m=" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> Good Pharmacovigilance Practice </a> (hereinafter “China GVP”) and the <a style="font-style: italic !important;" href="https://www.nmpa.gov.cn/xxgk/fgwj/gzwj/gzwjyp/20220415102743184.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> Inspection Guideline for Pharmacovigilance </a> (hereinafter “PV Inspection Guideline”), both were released by National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) in May 2021 and April 2022 respectively.</p>

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			<p><b>This article will guide you through the key regulatory requirements for RPPV in three areas: 1) RPPV Qualification, 2) RPPV Responsibilities, and 3) key functions.</b></p>

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<li><b>China RPPV Qualification</b>
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<li>RPPV is required as a necessary part of the Drug Safety Committee (DSC) which the Market Authorization Holder (MAH) must set up for its pharmacovigilance system.</li>
<li>A qualified RPPV must possess an in-depth understanding of pharmacovigilance-related skills, Chinese laws and regulations, and technical guidelines.</li>
<li>Additionally, the RPPV should hold executive positions within the company, possess degrees in relevant majors (such as medicine, pharmaceutics, epidemiology), and have at least three years of professional experience in pharmacovigilance.</li>
<li>The RPPV should be registered in China’s <a style="font-style: italic !important;" href="https://www.adrs.org.cn/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">National Adverse Drug Reactions (ADR) Monitoring System</a>. Any changes to the RPPV should be updated within 30 days in the system.</li>
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<li><b>Main Responsibilities of RPPV in China Pharmacovigilance</b><br />
The RPPV is responsible for ensuring that the pharmacovigilance system is functioning correctly and continually improving to comply with relevant laws and regulations. The major responsibilities of the RPPV include:</p>
<ul type="disc">
<li>Ensuring the monitoring and reporting of adverse drug reactions in compliance with China’s regulatory requirements.</li>
<li>Overseeing risk-related activities such as detection, assessment, and control of drug safety and risks to ensure effective implementation of risk-control measures.</li>
<li>Supervising and ensuring timely and efficient communication of drug safety information.</li>
<li>Ensuring unblocked communication channels between the MAH and the drug supervision departments and ADR monitoring institutions.</li>
<li>Reviewing and signing important documents or files related to the pharmacovigilance work.</li>
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<li><b>Key Functions throughout Pharmacovigilance Activities</b>
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<li>In post-marketing safety studies, RPPV is responsible for reviewing and approving the research plan / proposal, the Periodic Safety Update Report (PSUR) and the Periodic Benefit-Risk Evaluation Report (PBRER). These approvals have a significant impact on the risk control process of the MAH.</li>
<li>In the Management of File, Records, and Data, the MAH is required to update the Pharmacovigilance System Master File (PSMF) promptly. This file includes detailed information about the RPPV, such as<br />
residential area, contact information, resume, and a description of responsibilities. Any sign of an incompetent RPPV would result in a negative evaluation of the pharmacovigilance system conducted by the MAH.</li>
<li>The PV Inspection Guideline lists the RPPV as an independent item with separate inspection parts. For instance, the RPPV&#8217;s position, academic background, qualification, and professional experience must meet the criteria outlined in the inspection guideline. Additionally, the RPPV must possess the necessary technical knowledge and understanding of the PV system and its components. The table below highlights the most critical inspection items according to the respective regulations.</li>
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<th rowspan="4">PV 04</th>
<td class="" rowspan="4"><b>RPPV</b></td>
<td class="">8. whether the MAH designates a RPPV to oversee the operation &amp; maintenance of the PV system (++)</td>
<td class="" rowspan="4">Articles<br />
23, 24,<br />
25, 75,<br />
82, and<br />
106 of<br />
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<td class="">9. whether the position, academic background, qualification, and professional experiences meet the requirements; and whether the RPPV has a good understanding of the relevant laws &amp; regulations (+)</td>
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<td class="">10. whether the description of responsibilities of the RPPV is comprehensive, clear, and reasonable</td>
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<td class="">11. whether the RPPV is registered and updated, if any changes, in time in the National ADR Monitoring System (+)</td>
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<th rowspan="3">PV 22</th>
<td class="" rowspan="3"><b>Post marketing Safety Studie</b></td>
<td class="">78. whether the post-marketing safety study is conducted in compliance with the requirements from provincial and above drug supervision departments (++)</td>
<td class="" rowspan="3">Articles 69-78 of GVP</td>
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<td class="">79. whether the post-marketing safety study is conducted proactively according to the risk of the drug</td>
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<td class="">80. whether the research plan/ proposal is made by professional staff, and whether it is reviewed or approved by RPPV</td>
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<th>PV 23</th>
<td class=""><strong>PSUR / PBRER</strong></td>
<td class="">85. whether the report is reviewed and approved by RPPV</td>
<td class="">Articles 79-86 of GVP</td>
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			<p><b>Are you seeking a qualified RPPV/QPPV in China?</b></p>
<p>Are you seeking a qualified Responsible Person for Pharmacovigilance (RPPV) in China? Look no further than Accestra. Our team of experts can provide you with a highly qualified RPPV in China who meets all necessary position, academic, qualification, and professional experience requirements outlined in the PV Inspection Guideline.</p>
<p>Our RPPV services are tailored to meet your specific needs and requirements in China, and our experts can support you with end-to-end pharmacovigilance-related tasks in the country. Trust Accestra to ensure compliance and success in your pharmacovigilance efforts in China.</p>
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<p>For more information or request for support please email: <a style="font-style: italic !important;" href="mailto:info@accestra.com">info@accestra.com</a></p>

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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zhao Lu]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2023 04:04:06 +0000</pubDate>
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			<p><b>China CDE director vows more support for drug review &amp; approval in the coming years.</b></p>
<p>The director of China’s Center for Drug Evaluation (CDE) has delivered a speech on <a style="font-style: italic !important;" href="https://www.cde.org.cn/main/news/viewInfoCommon/391919a575dda85ffe5d840bcacb84c3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Improving the Efficiency and Quality of Drug Review &amp; Approval</a> at the 2022 DIA China Annual Conference, with a retrospective summary of the last 5 years’ work and an outlook for the future.</p>
<p><b>Substantial Growth</b> in the past 5 year, both the received drug registration applications and the completed registration cases have seen consecutive increase. From 2017 to 2021, the number of drug applications have increased from 4839 to 11658, an average annual increase by 24.59%. The number of completed registration applications significantly increased by 14.12% from 7124 to 12083 applications, according to Kong Fanfu, the director of CDE.</p>

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			<p>CDE director also noted that the 4 “accelerated pathways” for drug approvals include:</p>
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<li>Breakthrough therapy drugs</li>
<li>Conditional approval</li>
<li>Priority review &amp; approval</li>
<li>Special review &amp; approval</li>
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<p>These 4 pathways have contributed significantly to the growth in speed of application. The time limit for drug registration applications via the accelerated pathways has been expedited from 200 days to 130 days now.</p>
<p><b>More support in future.</b> To go beyond the achievement, Mr. Kong has promised that the CDE will take concrete measures in multiple aspects as summarized below:</p>
<ul type="disc">
<li>To improve and accelerate the registration procedures</li>
<li>To facilitate multi-channel communication mechanisms,</li>
<li>To advance the process-oriented management system,</li>
<li>To optimize the standard system of review &amp; approval</li>
<li>To boost more new and good drugs into the market.</li>
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<p>To provide strong technical support for the R&amp;D as well as review &amp; approval of drugs, CDE will make 300 new or revised technical guidelines within 2021-2025. It is expected that by 2025, the total number of technical guidelines for drugs will surpass 600.</p>
<p>As the zero-COVID policy retreats and more support taps into the review &amp; approval system, there is enough reason to believe that China’s drug market will see a steady and rosy picture in the near future.</p>

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		<title>Signal Management in China Pharmacovigilance</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zhao Lu]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2023 03:53:45 +0000</pubDate>
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			<p>Signal management in Pharmacovigilance is an important part in China’s <a style="font-style: italic !important;" href="https://www.nmpa.gov.cn/xxgk/ggtg/qtggtg/20210513151827179.html?type=pc&amp;m=" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> Good Pharmacovigilance Practice</a> (hereinafter “China GVP”), which was released by National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) in May 2021.</p>
<p>“To conduct efficient activities of signal detection and assessment” is listed as a fundamental requirement for quality management in Pharmacovigilance and one of the key responsibilities of The Market Authorization Holders (MAH) in the China GVP. The timeliness of signal detection and assessment is considered as one of the critical indicators of quality control. China GVP requires the MAH to ensure the timeliness of signal detection and assessment throughout the entire pharmacovigilance system.</p>
<p>In the China GVP, a <b>signal</b> is defined as information arising from one or multiple sources which indicates a potentially new association or a change in a known association between a drug and the event. Any information considered necessary for further assessment of associations shall be deemed as signal too.</p>
<p>Signal management and detection in China GVP can be summarized in 4 parts: 1) Method, 2) Frequency, 3) Prioritization and 4) Assessment.</p>
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<li><b>Methods of Signal Detection</b><br />
The MAH shall carry out signal detection on suspected adverse drug reactions (ADR) collected from relevant channels in order to find out new safety risks in the drug in a timely manner.</p>
<ul type="disc">
<li>To adopt appropriate, scientific, and effective methods for signal detection. The MAH should take into consideration its own conditions and the characteristics of the very drug when adopting detection methods. Different methods are often applied, including manual detection methods like reviewing the individual ADR reports, assessing case series, and analyzing case reports; and computer-assisted methods such as data mining.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><b>Frequency of Signal Detection</b>
<ul type="disc">
<li>To maintain a reasonable frequency of signal detection. The MAH should take into account relevant factors of a drug including the time to market, its characteristics, risk characteristics, etc. and keep a reasonable frequency of the signal detection.</li>
<li>For newly marketed drugs, improved new drugs, and other varieties required by drug regulatory authorities at or above provincial level or by ADR monitoring institutions, the frequency of signal detection should be increased.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><b>Prioritization of Signals</b><br />
To achieve a productive signal detection, the following factors are normally required to consider in order to prioritize the signals:</p>
<ul type="disc">
<li>Seriousness, severity, outcome, reversibility, and preventability of ADR</li>
<li>Patient exposure and expected frequency of ADR</li>
<li>Exposure of patients in high-risk group and of patients in groups with different uses of medication</li>
<li>Impact of treatment interruption on patients as well as accessibility of other treatment options</li>
<li>The anticipated measures for risk-control</li>
<li>Signals applicable to other similar drugs</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><b>Assessment of Detected Signals</b><br />
The MAH should collect relevant information—as comprehensive and extensive as possible—to make an informed judgment as whether the signal makes up a new risk of the drug safety. In addition, when necessary, the MAH may also conduct post-marketing safety studies to obtain more information.<br />
The relevant information often includes the following:</p>
<ul type="disc">
<li>Individual ADR report, including feedback reports from ADR monitoring institutions</li>
<li>Research data from clinical trials</li>
<li>Literature reports</li>
<li>ADR information or its epidemiological information</li>
<li>Non-clinical research information</li>
<li>Information from medical &amp; pharmaceutical databases</li>
<li>Relevant information released by drug regulatory authorities or ADR monitoring institutions</li>
</ul>
</li>
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<p><b>Tips &amp; Tricks for MAH</b></p>
<p>The following key points should be paid attention to by MAH for signal detection in China:</p>
<ul type="disc">
<li>Adverse drug reactions not mentioned in the package insert, particularly serious ADR.</li>
<li>ADR mentioned in the package insert, but the occurring frequency and severity of the ADR increase significantly.</li>
<li>Suspected new ADR caused by interactions between drugs, between drugs and medical devices, or between drugs and food.</li>
<li>Suspected new special groups using the drug or changes in the drug use of known special groups.</li>
<li>Suspected ADR is showing signs of clustering and the correlation of the suspected ADR with drug quality cannot be ruled out.</li>
</ul>
<p><b>Conclusion</b></p>
<p>Signal detection is one of the major responsibilities of MAH in China GVP. It not only determines the quality of the ensuing activities like risk assessment, but also directly relates to the quality of pharmacovigilance activities throughout the full life cycle of the product. Failure or insufficient compliance with the regulations in signal detection could result in penalty or punishment of the MAH by the Chinese authorities. Therefore, it is necessary for MAH to attach great importance to signal detection requirements and compliance.</p>
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			<p>On December 19, 2018, China’s NMPA released the<a style="font-style: italic !important;" href="https://www.nmpa.gov.cn/directory/web/nmpa/xxgk/ggtg/qtggtg/20181221172901438.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> Guideline for Collecting and Reporting of Individual Case of Adverse Drug Reactions</a> <strong>(hereinafter “the Guideline”).</strong> Aiming to standardize the collection and reporting throughout the Adverse Drug Reaction (hereinafter “ADR”) monitoring and processing, this Guideline provides for the Market Authorization Holder (MAH) a <strong>“5+3”</strong> instruction <strong>—5 consecutive procedures</strong> including: <u>1) “collection”, 2) “record, transfer, and verification”, 3) “confirmation”, 4) “evaluation”,</u> and 5) <u>“submission”; </u><strong>3 important aspects</strong> throughout the process covering:<u> 1) “quality control”, 2) “follow-up and investigation”,</u> and 3) <u>“data management”.</u></p>
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			<p><strong>5 Consecutive Procedures</strong></p>
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<li><b>Collection of Individual ADR Case</b><br />
The MAH shall establish effective information channels for doctors, pharmacists, patients, and others, to actively collect ADR information related to clinical use, clinical studies, market projects, academic literature, etc. Effective channels often involve Medical Institutions, Drug Distributors, Hotline &amp; Complaints, Academic Literature, Internet, Post-marketing Research &amp; Projects, and Regulatory Authorities.</p>
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<li><b>Medical Institutions</b>
<ul type="disc">
<li>The MAH may collect the clinical ADR information from the medical personnel regularly by means of daily visit, e-mail, telephone, fax, etc., make detailed records, and establish archives of ADR information.</li>
<li>The MAH or its distributor shall make the medical institutions fully aware of the responsibility of reporting ADR and encourage medical personnel to report ADR when signing the drug purchase and sale contract with them.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><b>Drug Distributors</b>
<ul type="disc">
<li>The MAH shall establish an effective and direct channel for Drug Distributors to report ADR information.</li>
<li>The MAH shall regularly evaluate the capability of the Distributor to perform its information collection responsibilities and take necessary measures to ensure the quantity and quality of the collected information.</li>
<li>The MAH shall have a designated person to answer phone calls, collect and record ADR information reported by patients and others (e.g.,doctors, pharmacists, lawyers).</li>
<li>The MAH shall inform the consumer in an effective manner of the ways to report ADR.</li>
<li>The MAH shall report any ADR received through legal litigation channels, whether the report has been submitted to regulatory authorities by others or not.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><b>Academic Literature</b>
<ul type="disc">
<li>Academic literature is one of the high-quality sources to collect ADR information. The MAH shall research regularly and report the individual ADR cases found in academic literature.</li>
<li>The literature screening shall be conducted at least every two weeks for <b> new drugs </b> first marketed or imported within 5 years, and once a month for other drugs in principle. Alternatively, the frequency could be adjusted according to the risk of the drug.</li>
<li>The time frame of the searched literature shall be continuous as long as product is marketed.</li>
<li>The MAH shall search on widely-used literature databases, including databases in China—such as China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), CQVIP database, Wanfang Data—and outside China like<br />
PubMed, Embase, Ovid and others.</li>
<li>It is required to search at least two databases simultaneously in domestic and foreign literatures respectively.</li>
<li>The MAH shall have a reasonable search strategy to ensure the comprehensiveness of search results and minimized omissions. For example, using the international nonproprietary name (INN)/active<br />
ingredient of the drug as keywords for searching, or using a combination of generic names, trade names and other common names of the drug approved by the drug regulatory authorities.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><b>Internet and Relevant Channels</b>
<ul type="disc">
<li>The MAH shall regularly visit its websites—whether launched or managed—to collect potential ADR cases.</li>
<li>The MAH shall collect ADR information from the company&#8217;s portal website, such as establishing a special report channel for ADR on the website, providing guidance on reporting pathways, report forms and report content, and publishing complete and up-to-date product instructions.</li>
<li>Print media, digital media, social media/platforms under control of the MAH are also sources of individual ADR information, e.g., collection through corporate WeChat public accounts, microblogs, forums/bbs, etc.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><b>Post-marketing PV Research and Projects</b>
<ul type="disc">
<li>Individual ADR found in post-marketing studies initiated by enterprises (including studies abroad), or organized data collection programs shall be reported to regulatory authorities as required, such as clinical trials, non-interventional epidemiological studies, drug focus monitoring, patient support programs, market research or other marketing promotion projects.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><b>Chinese Regulatory Authorities</b>
<ul type="disc">
<li>The ADR report feedback from the domestic regulatory authorities to the MAH is mainly used for safety analysis and evaluation of the product.</li>
<li>The MAH shall react to the feedback report within the required time limit, such as readjusting terminology, evaluating the seriousness and expectation, conducting relevance evaluation and others.</li>
</ul>
</li>
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</li>
<li><b>Record, Transfer, and Verification of Individual ADR Case</b>
<ul type="disc">
<li><b>Recording.</b> The first person of MAH or its entrusting partner known of an individual ADR case is referred to as “the first recipient”.</li>
<li>The first recipient shall try to obtain the ADR information as much as possible, including the patient&#8217;s condition, the reporter&#8217;s situation, the suspected combination use of drug, the occurrence of ADR.</li>
<li>The ADR information received from various channels, such as emails, letters, phone calls, doctor interviews, etc., shall have original records.</li>
<li>In addition to the reporter, other relevant persons providing the information of the case report shall be recorded as well to ensure that the information provider is identifiable</li>
<li>The records shall be true, accurate and objective, and shall be kept properly</li>
<li><b>Transferring.</b> In the process of transferring the original records of individual ADR to the pharmacovigilance department by the first recipient, the authenticity and integrity of the records shall be maintained without deletion or omission. The transferring time shall be limited to ensure the timeliness of the report.</li>
<li><b>Verifying.</b> The MAH for China shall evaluate the authenticity and accuracy of the individual ADR information. And it shall try to verify the information when in doubt</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><b>Confirmation of Individual ADR Case</b>
<ul type="disc">
<li>Contents to be confirmed mainly include: whether it is a valid report, whether it is within the scope of the report, whether it is a repeated report.</li>
<li><b>4 Elements of a valid report:</b> A valid report should include the following 4 elements: 1) identifiable patients, 2) identifiable reporters, 3) suspected drugs, and 4) details of the ADR.</li>
<li>If the 4 elements are incomplete, the report shall be deemed as invalid and shall be supplemented before reporting.</li>
<li>The scope of the report includes:<br />
a) the ADR occurring under the normal dosage of the drug;<br />
b) the harmful reactions occurring under off-label drug use, such as off-indicated drug use, overdose, use with contraindications, etc.;<br />
and<br />
c) harmful reactions suspected to be caused by drug quality problems.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><b>Evaluation of Individual ADR Case in China</b>
<ul type="disc">
<li>After receiving individual ADR reports (including feedback reports from regulatory authorities), personnel responsible for pharmacovigilance activities shall evaluate the report, including judgement of new adverse reactions and serious adverse reactions, as well as evaluating the relevance between drugs and adverse reactions.</li>
<li>The judgment of causality, also known as <b>causality assessment,</b> evaluates the correlation between the suspected drug and the adverse reaction/event of the patient.</li>
<li>According to relevant guidelines by World Health Organization (WHO), causality assessment is classified into 6 terms—certain, probable/likely, possible, unlikely, conditional/unclassified, and unassessable/unclassifiable, see the table below:</li>
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<p style="color: white;">Causality Term</p>
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<p style="color: white;">If with time relationship to drug intake</p>
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<p style="color: white;">If known</p>
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<p style="color: white;">Response to withdrawal</p>
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<p style="color: white;">Rechallenge</p>
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<p style="color: white;">Other explanation</p>
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<th class="text-center" bgcolor="" width="40%">Certain</th>
<td class="text-center"><b>+</b></td>
<td class="text-center"><b>+</b></td>
<td class="text-center"><b>+</b></td>
<td class="text-center"><b>+</b></td>
<td class="text-center"><b>&#8211;</b></td>
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<th class="text-center" bgcolor="" width="40%">Probable/Likely</th>
<td class="text-center"><b>+</b></td>
<td class="text-center"><b>+</b></td>
<td class="text-center"><b>+</b></td>
<td class="text-center"><b>?</b></td>
<td class="text-center"><b>+</b></td>
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<th class="text-center" bgcolor="" width="40%">Possible</th>
<td class="text-center"><b>+</b></td>
<td class="text-center"><b>± </b></td>
<td class="text-center"><b>±?</b></td>
<td class="text-center"><b>?</b></td>
<td class="text-center"><b>±?</b></td>
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<th class="text-center" bgcolor="" width="40%">Unlikely</th>
<td class="text-center"><b>&#8211;</b></td>
<td class="text-center"><b>&#8211; </b></td>
<td class="text-center"><b>±?</b></td>
<td class="text-center"><b>?</b></td>
<td class="text-center"><b>±?</b></td>
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<th class="text-center" bgcolor="" width="40%">Conditional/Unclassified</th>
<td class="" colspan="5"><b>More data for proper assessment needed</b></td>
</tr>
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<th class="text-center" bgcolor="" width="40%">Unassessable/ Unclassifiable</th>
<td class="" colspan="5"><b>Cannot be judged because necessary information is insufficient<br />
or unobtainable</b></td>
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<li><b>Submission of Individual ADR Case</b>
<ul type="disc">
<li>The MAH in China shall submit individual ADR report via <a href="https://www.adrs.org.cn/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> the direct adverse drug reaction reporting system—</a> a platform supervised by China’s National Center for ADR Monitoring, and timely update and maintain the registration information in the system.</li>
<li>The ADR reports shall be submitted within the following time limit:<br />
a) Serious ADR in China shall be reported within 15 calendar days, and death cases shall be reported <b>immediately.</b><br />
b) Other non-serious ADR shall be reported within 30 calendar days.<br />
c) Serious ADR abroad shall be reported within 15 calendar days.</li>
</ul>
</li>
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<p><b>3 Important Aspects</b></p>
<ul class="circle">
<li><b>Quality Control</b>
<ul class="disc" type="disc">
<li>The MAH shall ensure that the contents of the report are true, complete, and accurate. The individual ADR shall be recorded in a true and detailed manner, and false reports are strictly prohibited.</li>
<li>The names of the drug, the disease, the ADR, and the unit shall be filled in accurately and normatively.</li>
<li>The names of the ADR as well as the disease, the diagnosis and the symptom shall be determined by referring to <b><i>WHO Adverse Reactions Terminology <a href="https://who-umc.org/vigibase/vigibase-services/who-art/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">(WHOART)</a></i></b> or <b><i>ICH Medical Dictionary for Regulatory Activities <a href="https://www.meddra.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">(MedDRA)</a></i></b> and its supporting guidelines, such as <a href="https://alt.meddra.org/files_acrobat/000571_termselptc_r4_21_mar2021.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> MedDRA Term Selection: Points to Consider.</a></li>
<li>Indicators of physical signs and laboratory test results shall be unbiased as the original records.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><b> Follow-up and investigation</b>
<ul class="disc" type="disc">
<li><b>Follow-up.</b> Individual ADR information received for the first time is generally incomplete. Thus, missing information should be followed up in the following priority order:<br />
a) new and serious ADR cases<br />
b) other serious ADR cases<br />
c) new and non-serious ADR cases.</li>
<li><b>Investigation of cases of death.</b> The MAH shall investigate known death cases and complete the investigation report and submit it within 15 calendar days. The patient&#8217;s medical records and autopsy report shall be collected according to the actual situation.</li>
<li>The quality of the product shall also be reviewed during the investigation, and re-examined if necessary.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><b>Data Management</b>
<ul class="disc" type="disc">
<li>Data management shall run through the whole life cycle of the data. The management principles of truthfulness, integrity, safety, and traceability shall be adhered to from data collection, recording, transmission, processing, review, report, and storage to destruction.</li>
<li>All electronic and paper data shall be kept with security and confidentiality.</li>
<li>The ADR information of individual cases shall be well managed in the form of database for easy search, analysis, and evaluation, such as in Excel forms or a pharmacovigilance information system/platform of the MAH.</li>
<li>The submitted ADR report forms shall be traceable to the original records, follow-up records and investigation reports.</li>
<li>To implement strict access control to the database, the record of paper data shall be clear, readable, and understandable.</li>
<li>Paper data shall be classified and catalogued for convenience of future search.</li>
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			<p>NMPA News: China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) has released for public comments a <a style="font-style: italic !important;" href="https://www.nmpa.gov.cn/xxgk/zhqyj/zhqyjyp/20221104170754109.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">draft announcement on administration of registration renewal of chemical active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs)</a></p>
<p>in early November. It is expected that the official announcement will be finalized soon and will facilitate the <b>Drug Master File (DMF)</b> process in China in future.</p>
<p>According to the new draft policy, chemical APIs with an existing approval number (incl. import registration number) will no longer receive an approval notice. Similar as general pharmaceutical drug products, chemical APIs will have their approval notice valid for 5 years upon approval date and will require the applicant to submit a DMF renewal application in China for their APIs.</p>
<p>In addition, there will be a 1-year transition period granted for submission of renewed registration. It is noteworthy that there are different policies for chemical APIs with different remaining effective period on their approval certificates.</p>
<p>Therefore, it is crucial for the MA holders and the applicants of DMF in China to keep track of the timeframe and submit the necessary materials for the renewal of registration before the deadline.</p>

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<p>We would be more than happy to arrange a teleconference call to share an overview of the China drug registration requirements, costs, and timelines. Email us to arrange a date and time to call <a style="font-style: italic !important;" href="mailto:info@accestra.com">(Info@accestra.com).</a></p>

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			<p>China pharmacovigilance inspection is a critical part for ensuring enforcement of patient safety systems. On April 15 of 2022, China NMPA has released the<a style="font-style: italic !important;" href="https://www.nmpa.gov.cn/xxgk/fgwj/gzwj/gzwjyp/20220415102743184.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Guideline for Pharmacovigilance Inspection [No. 17 of 2022]. </a> It requires that the authority and institutions conducting the inspection shall follow the regulations in <a style="font-style: italic !important;" href="https://www.nmpa.gov.cn/xxgk/fgwj/gzwj/gzwjyp/20210528171603115.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Measures for the Administration of Drug Inspection (Trial) [No. 31 of 2021].</a></p>
<p class="acce"><strong>Accestra Consulting</strong> has provided an overview of the authorities in China who are responsible for China pharmacovigilance inspections:</p>
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<p>The overarching authority responsible for drug and pharmacovigilance inspections is China’s National Medical Products Administrations (NMPA).The pharmacovigilance audit and inspection work are conducted in groups formed by the Drug Inspection Institutions. The complete inspection is fulfilled with the support of the following 4 institutions:</p>
<ol type="1">
<li class="mt-3"><b>Drug Testing Institutions</b></li>
<li class="mt-2"><b>Center for Drug Evaluation (CDE)</b></li>
<li class="mt-2"><b>Center for Drug Reevaluation (CDR)</b></li>
<li class="mt-2"><b>National Center for ADR Monitoring. </b></li>
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<li class="mt-3"><b>Authority for Supervision of Drugs</b>
<ul type="disc">
<li>NMPA and Local MPA including Provincial, Municipal, and County level are responsible to set up and designate pharmaceutical and pharmacovigilance inspection institutions in accordance with law.</li>
<li>NMPA shall be responsible for forming annual supervision and inspection plan, arranging inspection tasks, or organizing inspections, and work according to the Report on Comprehensive Evaluation of Drug Inspection and relevant evidence materials.</li>
<li>NMPA shall set up <strong> a professional team </strong> of specialized drug inspectors, implement multi-level &amp; classification system for inspectors, formulate the standards of duties and duties of inspectors at different levels as well as requirements for comprehensive capability, and establish strict criteria for relevant positions.</li>
<li>NMPA and the drug inspection institution is responsible for <strong> establishing inspector database and inspector information platform</strong> to realize the information sharing and coordination of inspectors at all levels from national to county-level.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li class="mt-3"><b>Institutions for Drug Inspection</b>
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<li>Drug inspection institutions <strong>carry out inspections</strong> according to China’s laws and regulations on drug supervision before issuing the Comprehensive Evaluation Report on Drug Inspection and be responsible for daily management of professional inspector team and implementation of inspection plans and tasks.</li>
<li>Other departments such as drug inspection, review, evaluation,and adverse drug reaction (ADR) monitoring established shall provide <strong>technical support</strong> during the inspection.</li>
<li>Drug inspection institutions shall establish a <strong> quality management</strong> system to continuously improve the quality of drug inspection work.</li>
<li>The drug supervision authority or drug <strong> inspection institution is responsible for establishing inspector database and inspector information platform</strong> to promote the information sharing and coordination of inspection within national, provincial, and county levels.</li>
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<li>The inspection group should be set up by the pharmacovigilance inspection team to carry out the audit.</li>
<li>Usually, an inspection group consists of <strong>more than 2 qualified</strong> inspectors</li>
<li>The team leader is responsible for the inspection team. When necessary, experts in relevant fields can be selected to participate in the inspection</li>
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		<title>NEWS: NMPA Announced Suspension on Dutasteride Soft Capsules</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2022 11:40:59 +0000</pubDate>
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			<p>On October 31st, China&#8217;s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) announced with immediate effect the suspension of import, sales, and use of Dutasteride Soft Capsules by GlaxoSmithKline (GSK). (See the original announcement <a style="font-style: italic !important;" href="https://www.nmpa.gov.cn/xxgk/ggtg/qtggtg/20221031142605125.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> here.</a>)</p>
<p>According to the NMPA announcement, during the on-site inspection, GSK failed to comply with China&#8217;s regulatory requirements. The inspection found that the company did not conduct batch-by-batch and full item tests as required by China&#8217;s registration standards. In addition, there were deficiencies in the prevention and control of microbial contamination risks.</p>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2022 09:28:41 +0000</pubDate>
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			<p>Ever since the World Health Organization (WHO) defined “Pharmacovigilance” as “the science and activities relating to the detection, assessment, understanding and prevention of adverse effects or any other possible drug-related problems” in 2002, the concerns of pharmacovigilance have kept widening. To date, aspects including herbals, traditional and complementary medicines, blood products, biologicals, medical devices, and vaccines are most seen for Pharmacovigilance.</p>
<p>In August 2019, China has announced in its <a style="font-style: italic !important;" href="http://english.nmpa.gov.cn/2019-09/26/c_773012.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Drug Administration Law</a> that “the state establishes the pharmacovigilance system to monitor, detect, assess, and control adverse reactions or other harmful reactions related to use of drugs” (Article 12). It was the first time of pharmacovigilance proposed in national legislature.</p>
<p>Before long, in May 2021, National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) announced <a style="font-style: italic !important;" href="https://www.nmpa.gov.cn/xxgk/ggtg/qtggtg/20210513151827179.html?type=pc&amp;m=" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Good Pharmacovigilance Practice </a> (hereinafter China GVP), which has come into force since December 1st the same year.</p>
<p>For many transnational enterprises, the global pharmacovigilance system has been established based on the requirements of international regulations and guidelines. Compared with local Chinese enterprises, the key path to implement China GVP lies in how to improve their existing global pharmacovigilance system to comply with the requirements of China&#8217;s laws and regulations.</p>
<p>For global enterprises eying on implementation of China GVP, the opportunities and challenges of implementing China GVP coexist.</p>
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<li class="mt-3"><b>Set up a China GVP Project Team</b>
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<li>The legal representative or main responsible person of the MAH (marketing authorization holder) also known as China “QPPV”– Qualified Person for Pharmacovigilance shall be fully responsible for the pharmacovigilance activities. The responsible person of the enterprise and the senior management shall pay good attention to the implementation of GVP internally.</li>
<li>Each department in the global pharmacovigilance team could assign representatives to discuss implementation strategies and plans together with China pharmacovigilance team, while inviting representatives from other relevant departments to attend the regular summary/report meeting.</li>
<li>Project team shall carry out training and communication of GVP within the whole company.</li>
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<li class="mt-3"><b> Personnel and Resources</b><br />
The pharmacovigilance team of global enterprises in China, usually set as a subdivision of their global pharmacovigilance system in China, is mainly responsible for information collection, report submission, training, translation and review of local documents, implementation of risk management plan and communication with regulatory authorities in China.<br />
Therefore, the enterprise shall designate competent persons as RPPV (Responsible Person of Pharmacovigilance, same as QPPV) to undertake the GVP work, establish the DSC (Drug Safety Committee), clarify the duties of relevant departments according to GVP requirements, and specify the responsibilities and operation mechanism between global and local PV teams via entrustment agreements or written documents.</li>
<li class="mt-3"><b> Quality Management System (QMS) in China</b><br />
A competent quality management system should tend to the following aspects:</p>
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<li>Updating and completing the &#8220;to be improved&#8221; section of existing systems and procedural documents, including both global and local documents.</li>
<li>Improving and supplementing the quality objectives in the existing quality management system. If the global existing indicators are inconsistent with the requirements of Chinese laws and regulations, the stricter standards shall be followed.</li>
<li>Composing and regularly updating PSMF (Pharmacovigilance System Master Files)</li>
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<p>Special attention should be paid to clarifying the scope and protocol of reviewing or issuing pharmacovigilance documents by the RPPV in China when updating quality management system documents.</li>
<li class="mt-3"><b>Individual Case Safety Report (ICSR) in China</b><br />
Global enterprises should comply with Chinese regulatory system and follow the procedures for submission, evaluation, timelines, and translation of ISCR.</li>
<li class="mt-3"><b> Periodic Safety Update Report (PSUR) in China</b>
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<li>GVP requires that the guidelines of the International Council for Harmonization of Technical Requirements for Pharmaceuticals for Human Use (ICH) be implemented to maintain the completeness and continuity of the data coverage period of the PSUR.</li>
<li>It is also acceptable to replace PSUR with PBRER (Periodic Benefits-Risks Evaluation Report) which is compliant with the relevant ICH guidelines.</li>
<li>The enterprise shall adjust the relevant contents of procedure documents and submit PSUR upon approval of the RPPV.</li>
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<li class="mt-3"><b> Risk Management Plan (RMP) in China</b>
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<li>To a large extent, the requirements for identification, evaluation, and control of risks in China’s GVP are in line with the international practices.</li>
<li>In the meantime, there are special requirements—for instance, “handling of aggregative cases” that apply to particular circumstances in China. Global enterprises shall keep completing and updating the relevant documents as per the renewed guidelines.</li>
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			<p>All in all, timely and effective implementation of GVP is crucial for enterprises to improve pharmacovigilance system as well as carry out pharmacovigilance activities in China.</p>
<p>Instead of simply supplementing and improving written documents, a sound operation of the system which effectively carries out safety information monitoring, risk identification, and benefit-risk evaluation is the very sustainable solution for controlling further risks, thus fulfilling the purpose of protecting and promoting public health.</p>
<p>For further information on China’s GVP policies and pharmacovigilance requirements, please contact us here or email <a style="font-style: italic !important;" href="mailto:info@accestra.com">info@accestra.com</a></p>

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		<title>China’s NMPA Extends Drug Submission Time for Supplementing Materials</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2022 12:19:06 +0000</pubDate>
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			<p>Good news: on October 14th, China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) has announced an extra 80 to 160 days extension for the submission of drug supplementary dossiers to China’s Center for Drug Evaluation (CDE) for drug registration <a href="https://www.nmpa.gov.cn/xxgk/ggtg/qtggtg/20221014162059113.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">(No. 86 of 2022).</a></p>
<p>The temporary extension of the timeline for submission of supplementary materials for drug registration applications is good sign that the Chinese health authorities are supporting the development of Chinese pharmaceutical industry.</p>
<p>An <b>80</b> or <b>160</b> workdays extension has been granted for the following scenarios:</p>
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<li><b>80 Days Extension:</b>For drug registration applications that have received “Notice for Supplementary Materials” issued by CDE within or exceeded the time limit for submitting supplementary materials is granted an extra<b> 80 </b>workdays.</li>
<li><b>160 Days Extension:</b>For drug registration applications that receive <i>“Notice for Supplementary Materials”</i> issued by CDE from the date of this announcement till December 31st of 2022, an extension of <b>160</b> workdays for submission of supplementary materials has been granted.</li>
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