UPDATE : the UK is consulting on making the MHRA standalone in the event of No Deal. The consultation is here. The MHRA is the UK Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency.
Companies are reminded to plan for the UK’s withdrawal from the EU on 29 March 2019 and are advised to regularly check EMA’s dedicated webpage on the consequences of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. In particular, EMA encourages companies to refer to the updated questions and answers and practical guidance for industry published on 19 June 2018.
While the evaluation of the risk of supply and shortages of centrally authorised medicines is on-going, all marketing authorisation holders are reminded to inform the Agency of any change of plans which may affect medicine supply to patients in Europe.
In addition, applicants submitting new marketing authorisation applications to EMA are reminded to ensure that the arrangements they are proposing in their application remain valid after Brexit and likewise make the necessary changes by 29 March 2019.
Companies are also reminded that, if they foresee a product supply issue with a medicine, they have a legal obligation to inform EMA.
The text in italics is part of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) press release issued today that informs that companies are stepping up and that the focus is now on 39 centrally authorised Medicines down from 108. The Press Release is here.
Marketing authorisation holders for over half of the 108 medicines have either taken steps to transfer their marketing authorisation to an EU27 country, change their qualified person for pharmacovigilance (QPPV), relocate their pharmacovigilance system master file (PSMF), adapt their logistics, supply chains and contracts, or relocate some manufacturing sites. According to EU law, the marketing authorisation holder, the QPPV, the PSMF and certain manufacturing sites need to be based in the European Economic Area (EEA) in order for a company to be able to market a medicine in the EU.
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