Checklist for annual updates for parallel distribution: guidance for industry
Checklist for annual updates for parallel distribution: guidance for industry
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Human Medicines DivisionChecklist for Annual Updates for Parallel Distribution
Guidance for industry
The European Medicines Agency (hereinafter 'the Agency') asks its applicants to use this checklist in
advance of submission of an annual update for parallel distribution. - Upon receipt of an annual update for parallel distribution, the procedure manager proceeds to validate
the documentation submitted in accordance with the checklist included below. - Please note that parallel distributors
have six months to implement a new annex and three
months for urgent safety updates. - Annexes to
marketing
authorisationPlease note, that published yearly updates may not
include the latest approved variation (i.e. - In those cases, please refer to the
information published on the European public assessment
report (EPAR), which should contain the latest approved
variation. - Please download the annex in the correct
language and determine the annex revision date from
the naming convention of the downloaded PDF. - Checklist for Annual Updates for Parallel Distribution
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The highlighted date is the correct annex date that
should be used for your submissions. - When the annual update includes multiple EU-numbers
with different package leaflets for the same type of
immediate packaging, please submit only one package
leaflet. - A text comparison report mentioned in the submission
form and included with an annual update will incur a
reduced fee for the procedure. - the software should not change the file formats for
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the text comparison).
- warning text or colour code per
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implications.
- The prior notice letter is to be signed and sent either by
the parallel distributor or by another company on behalf
of the parallel distributor. - Checklist for Annual Updates for Parallel Distribution
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