On 10 October 2019, Ingrid Klingmann, Chairman of the European Forum for Good Clinical Practice (EFGCP), published a guest blog entry on the website of the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA) entitled “How big is the need for cross-border access to clinical trials?”
Within the entry, the author advocates for the development of a guideline on best practices to cross-border access to clinical trials, which is endorsed by the research consortium that was established by EFPIA in the context of the revision of the cross-border health directive.
In the context of cross-border clinical trials, the guideline on best practises shall:
In regard of the establishment of the new Commission as well as the development of policy priorities for the next five years, the claim for the development of a guideline on best practices to cross-border access to clinical trials by relevant stakeholders in the field of research and healthcare is intended to put the topic on the agenda of relevant EU policymakers.
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