Conditional Marketing Authorization by European Medicines Agency

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Conditional Marketing Authorization by the European Medicines Agency is a fast-track regulatory pathway that allows earlier approval of medicines, such as COVID-19 vaccines, based on less comprehensive data than normally required, provided that the benefits outweigh the risks and additional data will be supplied post-approval.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fast-track marketing authorization
regulatory approval pathway
aimsTo facilitate earlier availability of promising therapies
speed up access to medicines
support response to public health emergencies
appliesTo COVID-19 vaccines
innovative medicines
medicinal products for human use
medicines addressing unmet medical needs
medicines for public health emergencies
basedOn benefit-risk balance considered positive
less comprehensive clinical data than normally required
canBeConvertedTo standard marketing authorization
condition benefits outweigh the risks
immediate availability outweighs risk of less complete data
unmet medical need is addressed
conversionCondition fulfilment of specific obligations
submission of comprehensive clinical data
difference granted on the basis of less complete data
subject to specific post-authorization obligations
differsFrom standard marketing authorization
exampleProductType mRNA COVID-19 vaccines
viral vector COVID-19 vaccines
grantedBy European Commission NERFINISHED
includesRequirement periodic benefit-risk evaluation reports
updated product information as new data emerge
regulatedBy Commission Regulation (EC) No 507/2006 NERFINISHED
Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 NERFINISHED
regulates early approval of medicines
relatedTo pharmacovigilance system
risk management system
renewable true
requires annual renewal of authorization
completion of ongoing or new studies
comprehensive risk management plan
post-authorization efficacy data
post-authorization safety data
specific obligations for the marketing authorization holder
submission of additional data after approval
scientificAssessmentBy European Medicines Agency NERFINISHED
scope European Economic Area NERFINISHED
European Union NERFINISHED
timeLimited true
usedDuring COVID-19 pandemic NERFINISHED
usedFor emergency situations in response to public health threats
life-threatening diseases
orphan medicines
seriously debilitating diseases
validityPeriod 1 year

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COVID-19 vaccines regulatoryApproval Conditional Marketing Authorization by European Medicines Agency