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Walter E. Washington Convention Center

Jun 15, 2025 7:00 AM - Jun 19, 2025 3:00 PM

801 Allen Y. Lew Place, NW, Washington, DC 20001-3614, USA

DIA 2025 Global Annual Meeting

Pharmacovigilance Inspections Fireside Chat

Session Chair(s)

Sophie  Radicke, MSC

Sophie Radicke, MSC

Head of GPvP and Senior Pharmacovigilance Inspector

Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), United Kingdom

A rare opportunity to hear inspectors from three global regulators and a European industry association compare and contrast common compliance trends, hot topics, legislative updates, future conduct of inspections, and global collaboration efforts. It is well recognized that pharmacovigilance is a global activity; however, the regulation of pharmacovigilance (PV) still occurs very much at a country-specific level. Regulation is enforced by inspectors in each country which results in organizations being inspected frequently by multiple regulators. Inspectors from three global world-renowned regulatory agencies (US FDA, Health Canada, UK MHRA) will come together in this fireside chat in a rare opportunity to hear inspectors’ perspectives and how they can envision working together to ensure the systems in place are adequately capturing safety issues. The regulator perspective will be complemented by industry views from the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA). Discussions will focus on differences and similarities in inspection styles and requirements across the three regulators, including inspector expectations and conduct of inspections. You will have the opportunity to hear from inspectors about key emerging issues. Common inspection trends will be discussed highlighting areas where inspectors see compliance issues across all three regulators. There will be a chance to hear from the panel discussing the future of inspections, including hot topics such as AI and new initiatives in each of the respective regions . Discussions will also focus on collaboration efforts, such as efforts to reduce burden on industry and looking into the future about upcoming best practices in pharmacovigilance. The audience will have a chance to pose questions to panel members to gain simultaneous insights from regulators and industry.

Learning Objective : Distinguish commonalities and differences between pharmacovigilance regulations and inspections undertaken by three global regulators and understand their impact on industry; Discuss common trends from inspection deficiencies identified by the three regulators and gain tips on improving compliance; Define areas of future direction for inspections and collaboration efforts in pharmacovigilance inspections globally.

Speaker(s)

Carrie  Scott

Industry Perspective

Carrie Scott

Abbvie, Portugal

Head, Global PV Compliance and Policy, Pharmacovigilance & Patient Safety

Namita  Kothary, PHARMD, RAC

FDA Perspective

Namita Kothary, PHARMD, RAC

FDA, United States

Associate Director, DEPS, OSI, OC, CDER

Stephane  Berard, MS

Health Canada Perspective

Stephane Berard, MS

Health Canada, Canada

Interim Supervisor-Health Product Compliance East Unit

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