03/07/2019 Role of Regulatory Affairs in Pharmaceuticals : Pharmaceutical Guidelines

Role of Regulatory Affairs in Pharmaceuticals

Regulatory affairs in pharmaceuticals has crucial role from applying new products to research and development of new drugs. It has various roles in manufacturing of
pharmaceutical products.
Regulatory affairs in pharmaceuticals are like vehicle inspectors in the automotive industry. They assess and perform quality checks to ensure that
the medicinal drugs, veterinary drugs, and nutritional supplements rolled out by the pharmaceutical industry are safe and effective for the consumers
to use. In other words, regulatory affairs are in place to protect public health by evaluating the processes of drug discovery, production, and
promotion of pharmaceutical products.

Regulatory affairs in the pharmaceutical industry comprise of a variety of functions. One of these functions includes staying abreast of the changes in
the legislation of pharmaceutical drug research, manufacture, and marketing. This is a critical task as keeping updated on the rules and regulations
of the pharmaceutical industry will govern the manufacturing and marketing practices of the pharmaceutical companies.

In addition, regulatory affairs are deeply involved in the collecting, collating, and compiling of scientific data for assessment in search of
discrepancies or compromises in quality. This is often accomplished by gathering the numerous registration documents, which are organized into
sections called Common Technical Documents, and consolidating it to form a dossier for each pharmaceutical product of a specific dosage and
strength.

The consolidated dossier by regulatory affairs professionals will be submitted for review by regulatory agencies such as the FDA, or the Food and
Drug Administration before authorization can be granted for the manufacture, marketing, and sale of the pharmaceutical product.

This aspect of regulatory affairs is undeniably the most important element of the job, as determines whether the pharmaceutical product will ever be
released into the market. The collection, consolidation, and the compilation of the substantive scientific data and medical issues obtained from the
clinical research and experimental trials conducted on the pharmaceutical drug takes up the lion's share of regulatory affairs.

Hence, it is quite evident that regulatory affairs are crucial in navigating the course of product development and product launches in the mammoth
industry that is the pharmaceutical sector. Perched at a position where regulatory affairs can deliver vital strategic guidance and technical advisory to
pharmaceutical multinational corporations, its work is integral for the scientific and commercial success of a pharmaceutical product, right from the
conception of the idea at the stage of research and development, throughout the rigorous process of clinical trials, and finally onto marketing and
branding before it sees the light of day.

Regulatory affairs are also paramount in protecting the pharmaceutical company from any liabilities of negligence or oversight, by ensuring the
companies keep thoroughly meticulous documentation of clinical findings, scientific data, and accurate demonstrations of feedback on the efficacy
and side effects of the drugs tested.

In addition, regulatory affairs extend its influence onto coordinating with various other regulatory agencies and departments to facilitate the
submissions of proper and precise information for evaluation, so as to secure a swift and successful approval for the pharmaceutical products to
penetrate and perform in the market. Hence, regulatory affairs are the language that the international drug regulatory ecosystem speaks and allows
the communication between teams of multi-disciplinary individuals to facilitate the life cycle of pharmaceutical products.

Ankur Choudhary is India's first professional pharmaceutical blogger, author and founder of Pharmaceutical Guidelines, a widely-read
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