- clinical development
means the conduct of studies of a medicinal substance in human subjects in order to— (a) discover or verify the effects of such a substance, (b) identify any adverse reaction to such a substance, or (c) study absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion of such a substance, with the object of ascertaining the safety or efficacy of that substance, as required to verify the safety and usefulness of the substance in accordance with paragraph 7.4 of Annex I;
- Directive 93/42/EEC
means Council Directive 93/42/EEC concerning medical devices as amended by Directive 200/70/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Diretcove 93/42/EEC as regards medical devices incorporating stable derivatives of human blood or human plasma;
- eCTD format
means the electronic format of the Common Technical Document referred to in the guidance published by the European Commission in Volume 2B of “The Rules Governing Medicinal Products in the European Union”, referred to in paragraph (1) of the Introduction to Annex I to the 2001 Directive;”
- exempt imported product
means a medicinal product, as defined in Article 1(2) of the 2001 Directive, to which paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to the 1994 Regulations applies, which was not manufactured in the United Kingdom and in relation to which no marketing authorization has been granted;”
- medical device
has the same meaning as in Article 1(2)(a) of Directive 93/42/EEC;
- medicinal product
includes a substance incorporated in a medical device which, if used separately, may be considered to be a medicinal product as defined in Article 1(2) of the 2001 Directive;
- quality development
means the chemical, pharmaceutical and biological testing required in order to verify the quality of a medicinal substance in accordance with paragraph 7.4 of Annex I;
- regulatory issues
means issues relating to the application of any Community instrument relating to EC marketing authorizations or to medical devices, or any enactment which implements such an instrument;
- risks
means any risk relating to the quality, safety or efficacy of a medicinal product as regards patients’ health or public health, or any risk of undesirable effects on the environment;
- safety development
means the toxicological and pharmacological testing required in order to verify the safety of a medicinal substance in accordance with paragraph 7.4 of Annex I;
- scientific advice
means advice in connection with the quality, safety or clinical development for a medicinal substance incorporated, or to be incorporated, in a medical device.”
- special import notice
means a written notice given to the licensing authority in accordance with paragraph 7(2) of Schedule 2 to, or paragraph 3(2) of Schedule 4 to, the Medicines for Human Use (Manufacturing, Wholesale Dealing and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2005;”
- the 2001 Directive
means Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Community code relating to medicinal products for human use, as amended by— (a) Directive 2002/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council setting standards of quality and safety for the collection, testing, processing, storage and distribution of human blood and blood components, (b) Commission Directive 2003/63/EC amending Directive 2001/83/EC, (c) Directive 2004/24/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council amending, as regards traditional herbal medicinal products, Directive 2001/83/EC, (d) Directive 2004/27/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council also amending Dire
- the Medicines Fees Regulations
means the Medicines (Products for Human Use—Fees) Regulations 1995.
- the MHRA portal
means the internet-based hosted platform which enables persons to carry out business with the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency of the Department of Health electronically, known as the “the MHRA Portal”;”