Pharmacovigilance

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On 22 July 2025, the European Commission adopted Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1466 (“Regulation”), updating the EU pharmacovigilance (or “PV”) rules by way of amendments to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 520/2012. The changes aim to clarify and strengthen certain pharmacovigilance obligations (some of which arguably reflect what is already the current practice and expectations of the EU PV inspectors).

The Regulation introduces a number of new compliance expectations and requirements for applicants and marketing authorisation holders (“MAHs”), some of which will start to apply before mid-August.Continue Reading Updates to the EU Pharmacovigilance Rules: Key Takeaways for Marketing Authorisation Holders

Welcome to the latest installment of Arnold & Porter’s Virtual and Digital Health Digest. This digest covers key virtual and digital health regulatory and public policy developments during May and early June 2025 from the United Kingdom and European Union.

There has been a lot of focus on AI this month. The European Commission has launched a consultation on high-risk AI systems, which includes medical devices and is therefore highly relevant for digital health companies. The European Medicines Agency has published a workplan on data and AI use, which sets out how the European Medicines Regulatory Network plans to leverage large volumes of regulatory and health data to support regulatory decision-making for better medicines. There has also been international guidance published on the use of AI in pharmacovigilance. However, there has also been controversy as the UK Data Use and Access Bill continues through the parliamentary process, as there is disagreement on its treatment of copyright-protected material in the development of AI systems. As uses of AI continue and authorities seek to put in place relevant legislation and guidance to match the speed of development, expect this focus to continue.Continue Reading Virtual and Digital Health Digest – June 2025

Apologies that it has been a while since we’ve posted! We have lots in the pipeline, starting with this webinar.

Data and Its Impact on Medical Technology Companies Doing Business in the EU

Today’s medical technology industry is being transformed by data—clinical data, vigilance data, real world data and personal data. As such, there is…

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The new EudraVigilance drug safety monitoring system has now been up and running for nearly 5 months, and the EMA has recently published an updated Q&A, featuring questions submitted by users, either through the service desk, or following the various technical and pharmacovigilance webinars run by the EMA.
Continue Reading New EudraVigilance System – Updated Q&As

Following the implementation of the new EudraVigilance system, reported in our previous post, and in an attempt to streamline the monitoring of safety signals in EudraVigilance, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has recently announced that the marketing authorisation holders (MAHs) of 300 specific active substances and combinations of active substances will be required continuously to monitor activities in relation to their substances in EudraVigilance. The scheme will begin on 22 February 2018 and will last one year. During the pilot period, the affected MAHs will be required to inform the EMA and national competent authorities of validated safety signals relating to their medicines. MAHs who are included in the pilot scheme should refer to the guidance contained in the Good Pharmacovigilance Practices (GVP) Module IX – Signal Management in relation to the monitoring and reporting of safety signals. MAHs who are not part of the pilot scheme will not be required to monitor EudraVigilance or to inform the regulatory authorities of validated signals while the scheme is in operation. However, they will have access to EudraVigilance data and will be able to incorporate any relevant new safety data into their own safety monitoring systems. The EMA will use the experience gained during the pilot period to improve the next phase of safety signal detection.

Continue Reading EudraVigilance—safety signals pilot scheme

In advance of the launch of the new EudraVigilance System, on 22 November 2017, the EMA has published (on 5 July 2017) a 29 page Q&A, which is a summary of the broad ranging pre-launch questions submitted by stakeholders and the EMA’s answers. Answers have been kept succinct, with URL links to any further relevant guidance. The document is split into separate topics, including: Eudravigilance organisation and user registration;  Reporting to National Competent Authorities in the EEA; and Technical Questions, with an index and a useful glossary of terms at the beginning of the guide. The Q&A will be updated regularly. The EMA recommends that the Q&A be treated as a first reference point for queries, before users contact the Agency’s service desk.
Continue Reading EudraVigilance – What’s next?