The purpose of the project is to review methods to implement an advanced approval and renewal system for efficient approval and safety control system, as part of an effort to secure national competitiveness in the medicine industry and to construct a ...
The purpose of the project is to review methods to implement an advanced approval and renewal system for efficient approval and safety control system, as part of an effort to secure national competitiveness in the medicine industry and to construct a more systematic safety control system by developing the pharmaceutical industry that is recognized as domestic demand-oriented industry into a core export industry, Similar systems in other countries were compared and analyzed for this purpose, and measures to implement an approval and renewal system appropriate for Korea was suggested. In order to improve the approval system and to develop as a major player in medicine, not only the simple implementation of renewal system but also the development of a more efficient safety control of pharmaceutical products need to take place simultaneously to maximize the effect of implementing the system, and thus, the ultimate goal of this project was to review all system related to medical product review to remove unnecessary regulations and to present measures for improved, reasonable and efficient approval management system. For this purpose, the post-management systems for medicine approval in U.S., Japan and Europe were studied through Internet, advisory from foreign experts, and participating in foreign seminars, etc. Europe's Markegin Authorization Holder Renewal (MAH Renewal) and Sunset clause, and Periodic Safety Update Report (PSUR), etc. were also studied to maximize the effect of implementing the renewal system and for system rationalization. Creation of manufacturing and marketing business as a method to clarify the boarder of work between those with approval and manufacturers, and to increase the operating rate of pharmaceutical plants was suggested. Importers, manufactures, and commissioned production marketers should be classified as production marketers and manufactures as in Japan, not only to manage foreign manufacturers in the same manner as domestic manufacturers, but also to convert the management system to focus on production marketers (those with approval). Furthermore, problems of the post-management system m Korea were analyzed through expert advisory and seminar presentations, etc. and review made on re-evaluation on pharmaceutical products, examination of new registration of medicines, and effectiveness of approval and post-management system before preparing measures to improve the system. The impact of implementing the approval and renewal system on the industry, drug administration and consumers was analyzed. The improvement plan proposed through these processes was presented with the goal to implement the revised Pharmaceuticals Affair Act and its Enforcement Rules after 2013 when the second re-evaluation ends. The renewal system, that is implemented as a method for safe post-management and not for simple renewal of approval certificate, is expected to be more effective through imposing renewal fees and approval maintenance fees and implementing Sunset Clause. Also, by implementing the approval renewal system, which supplements the weakness of the evaluation technology which do not keep pace with the rapid development of science technology, medicine products that are safe and which guarantee accurate information and quality, can be provided to consumers. Furthermore, by enhancing the safety management of pharmaceutical companies that focus only on obtaining the approval from their regulators, it would greatly contribute to developing global companies. The implementation of renewal system will also enable the revamp of products that only have approval but are not in the market.