16
Core Information for Regulatory Decision Making from a SADC Regulator’s Perspective presented to the PREICDRA Meeting, Singapore Gugu.N. Mahlangu Protecting Your Right to Quality Medicines

PRE ICDRA Meeting, Singapore Gugu.N. Mahlangu...Core Information for Regulatory Decision Making from a SADC Regulator’s Perspective presented to the PRE‐ICDRA Meeting, Singapore

  • Upload
    others

  • View
    2

  • Download
    0

Embed Size (px)

Citation preview

Page 1: PRE ICDRA Meeting, Singapore Gugu.N. Mahlangu...Core Information for Regulatory Decision Making from a SADC Regulator’s Perspective presented to the PRE‐ICDRA Meeting, Singapore

Core Information for Regulatory Decision Making from a SADC 

Regulator’s Perspectivepresented to the 

PRE‐ ICDRA Meeting, SingaporeGugu.N. Mahlangu

Protecting Your Right to Quality Medicines

Page 2: PRE ICDRA Meeting, Singapore Gugu.N. Mahlangu...Core Information for Regulatory Decision Making from a SADC Regulator’s Perspective presented to the PRE‐ICDRA Meeting, Singapore

Overview

Protecting Your Right to Quality Medicines

• Medicines Regulatory Processes in Zimbabwe • Decision Making in Registration• Guiding Processes and Challenges• SADC Perspective• Prospects for the future

Page 3: PRE ICDRA Meeting, Singapore Gugu.N. Mahlangu...Core Information for Regulatory Decision Making from a SADC Regulator’s Perspective presented to the PRE‐ICDRA Meeting, Singapore

Protecting Your Right to Quality Medicines

SADC Countries

15 member statesPopulation size : 257, 726,000 Gross Domestic Product (GDP) : 471,118 US$ billion

Source: www.sadc.int

3

Page 4: PRE ICDRA Meeting, Singapore Gugu.N. Mahlangu...Core Information for Regulatory Decision Making from a SADC Regulator’s Perspective presented to the PRE‐ICDRA Meeting, Singapore

Protecting Your Right to Quality Medicines

ZIMBABWEPopulation: 11 651 000GDP: USD6 Billion (2010 est.)

4

Page 5: PRE ICDRA Meeting, Singapore Gugu.N. Mahlangu...Core Information for Regulatory Decision Making from a SADC Regulator’s Perspective presented to the PRE‐ICDRA Meeting, Singapore

Protecting Your Right to Quality Medicines

Medicines Regulatory Processes in Zimbabwe

5

Page 6: PRE ICDRA Meeting, Singapore Gugu.N. Mahlangu...Core Information for Regulatory Decision Making from a SADC Regulator’s Perspective presented to the PRE‐ICDRA Meeting, Singapore

• Administrative Elements: Legislation; Regulations & Policies 

• Technical Standards: Guidelines, Quality Manuals, SOPs, Specifications

• Regulatory Functions: Registration; Premises & Persons Licensing; Manufacturer & Distributors inspection; Control of Clinical Trials; Testing of Medicines: Control of Advertising of Medicines, Pharmacoviigilance.

Medicines Regulatory Processes in Zimbabwe

6

Page 7: PRE ICDRA Meeting, Singapore Gugu.N. Mahlangu...Core Information for Regulatory Decision Making from a SADC Regulator’s Perspective presented to the PRE‐ICDRA Meeting, Singapore

Types of Applications: Human and veterinary medicinesRequirements: Applicants submit dossiers, fees, samplesProcessing of applications: GMP inspection of manufacturer; evaluation of dossier; analysis of product sample Approval: Registration Committee (or Vet Committee) after consideration of GMP reports; evaluation reports; analysis reportsAnnual Retention: Registered products have to be retained by payment of annual retention feesEmergency supply of unregistered medicines: section 75 of Act

Protecting Your Right to Quality Medicines

Medicines Regulatory Processes in Zimbabwe

7

Page 8: PRE ICDRA Meeting, Singapore Gugu.N. Mahlangu...Core Information for Regulatory Decision Making from a SADC Regulator’s Perspective presented to the PRE‐ICDRA Meeting, Singapore

• Registration Decisions: Approval or Refuse Registration of a product is made by the Registration Committee (external expert committee) in accordance with Act & Regulations

• Frequency of Meetings: Once every month • Committee chaired by an authority (board) member• The Committee considers: new applications received; 

applications for registration; • Execution of Decision: Director‐General through staff• Oversight of Committees: Registration Committee reports to 

the Authority quarterly 

Protecting Your Right to Quality Medicines

Decision Making in Medicines Registration

8

Page 9: PRE ICDRA Meeting, Singapore Gugu.N. Mahlangu...Core Information for Regulatory Decision Making from a SADC Regulator’s Perspective presented to the PRE‐ICDRA Meeting, Singapore

• MCAZ Registration Guideline (converting to CTD)• SADC Registration Guideline• WHO Norms and Standards, and Guidelines• Registration Committee Policies• Pharmacopeias (PhInt, BP, PhEur, USP)• ICH and VICH Guidelines‐novel products• Desk Research: WHOPAR, WHOPIR, EPAR, USFDA Dockets

Protecting Your Right to Quality Medicines

Guidelines

9

Page 10: PRE ICDRA Meeting, Singapore Gugu.N. Mahlangu...Core Information for Regulatory Decision Making from a SADC Regulator’s Perspective presented to the PRE‐ICDRA Meeting, Singapore

Challenges  of guidelines based on well resourced countries, WHO

• Unmatched human resources• Unmatched financial resources• Unmatched knowledge and skills• Processes in dynamic motion

Results in inefficient  processes, backlog, out of step with  the regulated industry, retards institutional development

Protecting Your Right to Quality Medicines

Decision Making in Medicines Registration

10

Page 11: PRE ICDRA Meeting, Singapore Gugu.N. Mahlangu...Core Information for Regulatory Decision Making from a SADC Regulator’s Perspective presented to the PRE‐ICDRA Meeting, Singapore

Botswana• Considers the registration status of NCEs and biopharmaceuticals in ICH regions

• Consider WHO pre‐qualification status• Guidelines based on ICH,SADC, USFDA, EMA, WHO and TGA guidelines

• Regulatory and legislative framework influenced by updates in these guidelines

Protecting Your Right to Quality Medicines

SADC Countries

11

Page 12: PRE ICDRA Meeting, Singapore Gugu.N. Mahlangu...Core Information for Regulatory Decision Making from a SADC Regulator’s Perspective presented to the PRE‐ICDRA Meeting, Singapore

Mozambique• Considers SADC guidelines• Reviewing entire pharmaceutical legislation to update it

• Review based on reference countries – Portugal, Brazil, and the SADC member states of SA, Zimbabwe and Tanzania

• Collaborating with Zimbabwe/Tanzania on pharmacovigilance and Clinical trials guidelines

Protecting Your Right to Quality Medicines

SADC Countries

12

Page 13: PRE ICDRA Meeting, Singapore Gugu.N. Mahlangu...Core Information for Regulatory Decision Making from a SADC Regulator’s Perspective presented to the PRE‐ICDRA Meeting, Singapore

• Most guidelines reflect/ incorporate SADC requirements• Member states involved in WHO pre‐qualification capacity 

building programme• SADC envisions joint evaluation of dossiers; joint inspection; 

joint approval of clinical trials• SADC started information exchange through an information 

hub • Shared point established for exchange of information• Appropriate framework exists in the Trade Protocol intended 

to reduce technical barriers to trade

Protecting Your Right to Quality Medicines

SADC Harmonisation Process

13

Page 14: PRE ICDRA Meeting, Singapore Gugu.N. Mahlangu...Core Information for Regulatory Decision Making from a SADC Regulator’s Perspective presented to the PRE‐ICDRA Meeting, Singapore

• Joint regulatory activities, information exchange and mutual recognition within SADC

• Collaboration with other national medicines regulatory authorities and international agencies

• Establishment of a robust electronic data management system• Conversion to CTD and eventually e‐submissions• Utilisation of outcomes from WHO PQP, USFDA approvals, EU 

approvals and approvals by other better resourced regulatory bodies

• Strengthen back monitoring to ensure suppliers stick to • approved sites  and processes

Protecting Your Right to Quality Medicines

Prospects for the Future

14

Page 15: PRE ICDRA Meeting, Singapore Gugu.N. Mahlangu...Core Information for Regulatory Decision Making from a SADC Regulator’s Perspective presented to the PRE‐ICDRA Meeting, Singapore

• Comprehensive scientific reports accessible to regulators as a basis for product approval from WHO and others. Public documents inadequate for decision making

• Ditto for inspection reports• Enhanced engagement/involvement of more 

assessors/inspectors/analysts in WHO facilitated exchanges to equip regulators with the skills to make appropriate use of available information against resource availability

• Facilitate joint reviews at regional level

Protecting Your Right to Quality Medicines

Prospects for the Future

15

Page 16: PRE ICDRA Meeting, Singapore Gugu.N. Mahlangu...Core Information for Regulatory Decision Making from a SADC Regulator’s Perspective presented to the PRE‐ICDRA Meeting, Singapore

• Need for greater information sharing between regulators

• Need for added momentum for regional harmonisation activities

• Would lead to better utilisation of limited resources with agencies focussing on neglected areas of safety monitoring and market surveillance

Protecting Your Right to Quality Medicines

Conclusion

16