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Inspection Readiness

Country GuidesMhraUnited Kingdom

MHRA clarifies PSUR submission routes for Category 1 vs Category 2

Relevant for
Local Safety OfficerSignal Management LeadRegulatory Intelligence LeadPV Operations Lead+3 more
Action needed

1) Map portfolio to MHRA’s Category 1 vs Category 2/NI MA status referenced in the Windsor Framework PV guidance; 2) Update PSUR submission SOPs/work-instructions and submission trackers to ensure Category 1 PSURs route via the MHRA PSUR portal and Category 2/NI MA PSURs route via the EU PSUR Repository (and confirm when no separate MHRA submission is needed); 3) Re-check related MHRA PV procedure guidance for any additional submission/documentation expectations impacting signals, RMPs and PASS.

Process impact
Signal ValidationLocal Affiliate ComplianceInspection Readiness
SOP impact

8 SOPs may need review

Urgency: HighConfidence: high
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RegulatorsMhraUnited Kingdom

MHRA confirms UK clinical trial safety reporting guidance is effective

Relevant for
Local Safety OfficerRegulatory Intelligence LeadPV Operations LeadPV Quality Lead+2 more
Action needed

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.

Process impact
Local Affiliate ComplianceICSR SubmissionInspection Readiness
SOP impact

4 SOPs may need review

Urgency: HighConfidence: high
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AI/GxPFdaUnited Kingdom

MHRA updates SaMD/AIaMD guidance, highlighting PCCP and transparency principles

Relevant for
Signal Management LeadRegulatory Intelligence LeadMedical Device Vigilance LeadPV Quality Lead+2 more
Action needed

Ask the safety/device vigilance and PV CSV leads to: (1) confirm whether any marketed/fielded SaMD/AIaMD uses adaptive ML or planned updates that would fit a PCCP-like approach; (2) review current change-control SOPs and technical documentation to ensure change governance and transparency artifacts are captured and retrievable; (3) verify post-market/vigilance processes explicitly account for algorithm updates (e.g., monitoring after updates, escalation criteria).

Process impact
Risk ManagementDevice VigilanceInspection Readiness
SOP impact

5 SOPs may need review

Urgency: HighConfidence: medium
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Country GuidesMhraUnited Kingdom

MHRA hub consolidates GB medical device PMS, MORE reporting and PSUR

Relevant for
Local Safety OfficerRegulatory Intelligence LeadPV Operations LeadMedical Device Vigilance Lead+3 more
Action needed

Safety/Device Vigilance owner to: (1) confirm SOPs and training link to MHRA’s “Medical devices: post-market surveillance” collection as the live index; (2) validate operational readiness to submit adverse incident and FSCA-related reports via MHRA’s referenced MORE route; (3) confirm device PSUR process uses MHRA-linked standardised PSUR format and PSUR guidance tied to the Regulations 2024 framework; (4) update internal regulatory intelligence trackers with the 16 June 2025 in-force date cited across MHRA guidance, and monitor related MHRA future regime pages for further updates.

Process impact
Local Affiliate ComplianceDevice VigilanceInspection Readiness
SOP impact

6 SOPs may need review

Urgency: HighConfidence: medium
Read impact brief
AI/GxPFdaUnited States

FDA posts January 2025 draft Level 1 guidance on AI use

Relevant for
QPPVRegulatory Intelligence LeadPV Quality LeadVendor Oversight Lead+1 more
Action needed

1) Inventory AI use cases that could feed regulated decisions (including PV/safety-related analyses or summaries used in regulatory interactions) and map owners/vendors. 2) For each AI use case, document context of use, intended outputs, and controls (e.g., review/approval, traceability, change management) aligned to a draft-guidance tracking plan. 3) Track the Federal Register notice and plan whether to submit comments within the window described by FDA (90 days after Federal Register publication).

Process impact
Vendor OversightInspection ReadinessAI / GxP Governance
SOP impact

4 SOPs may need review

Urgency: HighConfidence: medium
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AI/GxPEma

MHRA reiterates GxP data integrity spans GVP as Annex 11 evolves

Relevant for
QPPVLocal Safety OfficerSignal Management LeadRegulatory Intelligence Lead+3 more
Action needed

Ema update requires triage for Local Affiliate Compliance, Vendor Oversight, Inspection Readiness; confirm local obligations and document follow-up actions.

Process impact
Local Affiliate ComplianceVendor OversightInspection Readiness
SOP impact

7 SOPs may need review

Urgency: HighConfidence: medium
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Country GuidesMhra

UK MHRA refreshes PV procedures and adds decentralised manufacture UK GVP

Relevant for
Local Safety OfficerSignal Management LeadRegulatory Intelligence LeadPV Operations Lead+4 more
Action needed

Mhra update requires triage for Signal Validation, Risk Management, Local Affiliate Compliance; confirm local obligations and document follow-up actions.

Process impact
Signal ValidationRisk ManagementLocal Affiliate Compliance
SOP impact

9 SOPs may need review

Urgency: HighConfidence: medium
Read impact brief
RegulatorsHealth Canada

Health Canada reposts device recall forms and updates GVP GUI-0102

Relevant for
Local Safety OfficerRegulatory Intelligence LeadMedical Device Vigilance LeadPV Quality Lead+1 more
Action needed

Health Canada update requires triage for Local Affiliate Compliance, Device Vigilance, Inspection Readiness; confirm local obligations and document follow-up actions.

Process impact
Local Affiliate ComplianceDevice VigilanceInspection Readiness
SOP impact

4 SOPs may need review

Urgency: HighConfidence: medium
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Company Watch

BMS to deploy Anthropic’s Claude across drug development workflows

Relevant for
QPPVSignal Management LeadLabeling LeadRegulatory Intelligence Lead+3 more
Action needed

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

Process impact
Signal ValidationVendor OversightInspection Readiness
SOP impact

8 SOPs may need review

Urgency: HighConfidence: medium
Read impact brief

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