This peer-reviewed publication, co-authored by researchers from the Zambia Medicines Regulatory Authority (ZAMRA), CIRS, and the University of the Witwatersrand, evaluates the quality of decision making practices used by [...]
Objectives To assess the quality of the decision-making process followed by regulatory reviewers, explore their perceptions of the Zambia Medicines Regulatory Authority (ZAMRA) decision-making approach, and evaluate the usefulness [...]
For a new medicine to reach patients, it must achieve both regulatory marketing authorisation and reimbursement from the payer. Because regulators assess the benefits and risks of a medicine [...]
Although it cannot be expected that different medicines’ regulatory agencies always reach the same review outcome, it is important that decision making is documented and communicated to ensure transparency. [...]
Background: The development of a medicine is not only underpinned by good science but also by Quality Decision-Making Practices (QDMPs). Indeed, it is important to ensure that all organisations [...]
Background: Pharmaceutical companies and regulatory agencies endeavor to relate their decision making with outcomes to improve future decision making and to ensure that gained knowledge is fed back into [...]
Background: To evaluate the quality of the decision-making processes of pharmaceutical companies during medicines development for evidence generation to support reimbursement of new medicines and the appraisal recommendation decision-making process [...]
Introduction: The Quality of Decision-Making Orientation Scheme (QoDoS) was developed to provide organisations involved in submission, approval and reimbursement of new medicines with a tool to improve the quality [...]
This book compiles the presentations and syndicate discussions from a CIRS workshop that brought together representatives from international pharmaceutical companies and regulatory authorities from Europe, US, Canada and Australia [...]
In 2015, CIRS initiated a programme in Quality Decision Making with the following aims: Evaluate the current decision-frameworks and understand the characteristics of different decision-making processes Assess the quality [...]
