Drug safety

Ensure compliance with updated SUSAR reporting timelines (15 days), notify SFDA of Phase IV trials within 20 working days post-IRB approval, and prepare for the financial fee of 15,000 Saudi Riyals for clinical trial evaluations.

1) Verify your internal signal assessment narrative for GLP-1 RAs reflects FDA’s statement that the preliminary evaluation does not suggest a causal link; 2) Check whether any company-facing statements, FAQs, or labeling change proposals referencing suicidality need to be updated for consistency with FDA’s current public position; 3) Log the FDA update in regulatory intelligence tracking and maintain monitoring for further FDA conclusions or requests (including the linked 13 Jan 2026 communication).

Safety lead to: (1) perform a UK-clinical-trial safety reporting gap assessment against MHRA’s effective guidance sections (MedDRA coding; AE/SAE; RSI governance; SUSARs; annual safety reporting; USMs; serious breaches; temporary suspension), (2) update controlled SOPs/WIs and training records to reflect “effective” status as of 28 Apr 2026, and (3) document deviations/gaps and open CAPA where needed for ongoing UK trials and new submissions.

This update requires triage for Risk Management, Vendor Oversight, Inspection Readiness; confirm local obligations and document follow-up actions.

Manufacturers must demonstrate that any variances from the foreign authorized drugs do not adversely affect safety or effectiveness when filing for deeming under this new framework.

Incorporate enhanced requirements for monitoring pregnancy-specific safety signals into existing pharmacovigilance practices.

Tga update requires triage for Label Governance, Signal Validation, Risk Management; confirm local obligations and document follow-up actions.

This update requires triage for Label Governance, Signal Validation, Risk Management; confirm local obligations and document follow-up actions.

Review updated PMDE Program procedures on CDA-AMC website and assess impact on current post-market surveillance activities in Canada.