pharmaceutical administration and regulations in japan

Index
Special Licensing System Before Approval .... 45
1
Transfer of Approvals ..................................... 49
15-Day reports (ADR) ............................... 107, 159
Approval And Licenses
Drug Manufacturing/Marketing Approvals ...... 40
3
Approval And Licenses
3 Priority Review System .................................... 44
Approval Review ............................................ 40
30-Day reports (ADR) ....................................... 160
Approval Reviews .................................. → Review
7
Approval System for Regenerative Medicine ..... 43
7-Day reports (ADR) ......................................... 107
Article 42 of the Pharmaceutical Affairs Law ...... 52
A
B
ADR reporting system
Biological products ............................................. 24
Reporting by MHLW ...................................... 158
Biosimilar biological products ............................. 48
Reporting by pharmaceutical companies ...... 158
Biosimilar Products ...........................................124
ADR reporting system by pharmaceutical
Biotechnological products .................................121
companies .................................................... 158
Blood and Blood Products Division (PFSB) ......... 4
Adverse Drug Reaction (ADR) and Infection
Brand Names of Prescriptions Drugs ................182
Reporting ........................................................ 36
bridging studies .................................................. 80
Advertisement
C
Restriction and Prohibition .............................. 32
Certificates Issued by MHLW ............................. 49
Age classification for pediatric use .................... 180
Classification of reexamination approval ...........166
AIDS Research Center (NIID) ............................. 12
Clinical development/studies
Approval and licenses
Management of studies:Clinical
Acceptance of foreign clinical trial data ........... 80
development/studies
Application forms ............................................ 41
Management of clinical studies........................ 112
Data required for approval applications .......... 75
Phase I of clinical studies ............................... 96
General ........................................................... 40
Phase II of clinical studies .............................. 96
Manufacturing license requirements for drugs119
Phase III of clinical studies ............................. 97
Approval and Licenses
Phases of studies........................................... 95
Approval Applications for Drugs Manufactured
Requirements for sponsoring:Clinical
in Foreign Countries ................................... 49
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development/studies
Safety information .........................................183
Requirements for sponsoring .......................... 111
Dissemination of information on adverse reactions
Requirements for sponsors ........................... 115
to drugs .........................................................189
Clinical studies
Drug Abuse Control ............................................ 39
Management of studies:Clinical studies
Drug development
Management of studies ................................... 112
Process from development to approval.......... 67
Requirements for sponsors:Clinical studies
Drug Master File (MF) ........................................ 29
Requirements for sponsors ............................. 115
Drug pricing .......................................................196
Clinical Studies.................................................... 92
Drug pricing system
Requirements for sponsoring:Clinical Studies
Entry of generic drugs in the NHI price list ....204
Requirements for sponsoring .......................... 111
Medical benefits under NHI programs ...........197
Clinical study reports (FSR) .............................. 100
NHI price list..................................................199
Codevelopment Of Drugs ................................... 48
NHI reimbursement of medical fees ..............198
Commentaries on Precautions in package inserts190
Pricing formula for reimbursement price
Compliance and Narcotics Division (PFSB) .......... 4
revisions ...................................................200
Compliance review
Recent revisions of NHI price list ..................201
Data for reexamination and reevaluation ...... 157
Reimbursement prices for new drugs ...........202
GMP
Drug Safety Update...........................................189
Compliance review GMP ................................. 119
Drug Seller Licensing
Reexamination and reevaluation .................. 157
Necessity ....................................................... 30
Compliance Reviews ............................. → Review
Drugs
Compliance surveys
Classification .................................................. 22
Status for for reexamination based on GPSP157
Definition ........................................................ 22
CTD Module 1 ............................................. → CTD
Quality Standards and Government
CTD Module 2: Data summaries ................. → CTD
Certification ................................................ 31
CTD Module 3: Quality................................ → CTD
Quality Standards Based on Notifications ...... 54
CTD Module 4: Nonclinical study reports .... → CTD
Drugs for Pediatric Use ...................................... 46
CTD Module 5: Clinical study reports .......... → CTD
Drugs using materials of human or animal origin
Drugs using materials of human or animal
D
origin .........................................................123
Data to be Attached to Approval Application ....... 79
E
DEVELOPMENT OF NEW DRUGS .................... 67
Dissemination of drug information
Early post-marketing phase vigilance PMS: Early post-marketing phase
General ................................................... 37, 174
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Electronic information dissemination
Standards to assure quality...........................121
Safety information ......................................... 190
Good Clinical Practice (GCP) ............................. 33
Emergency safety information ( ........................ 185
Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) ........................ 32
Entry of generic drugs in the NHI price list ........ 204
Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) ........................ 87
Evaluation and Licensing Division (PFSB) ............ 2
Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP)
→Necessity .................................................... 29
G
Good Post-marketing Study Practice (GPMSP) . 35
GCP
Good Post-marketing Surveillance Practice
General requirements ................................... 108
(GPMSP) ......................................................140
Ordinance on standards for conduct of clinical
Good Vigilance Practice (GVP) .................. → GVP
studies ........................................................ 67
Government Batch Test
General Affairs Division (PFSB) ............................ 2
Quality Of Drugs ............................................ 54
Global harmonization of GMP
GPMSP .......................................................35, 140
Mutual approvals of GMP ............................. 120
GPSP ................................................................152
GLP
Compliance status for reexamination ............157
Ordinance on standards for conduct of
Guidelines
nonclinical studies on the safety of drugs ... 67
Clinical evaluation .........................................101
GMP
Specifications of drugs:Guidelines:
Compliance review
Specifications of drugs ............................... 82
GMP
Guidelines Concerning Drug Approval
Compliance review ....................................... 119
Applications .. → Approval application guidelines
Global harmonization
Guidelines for bioequivalence Studies ............... 91
GMP
Guidelines for General Pharmacological Studies 89
Mutual approvals .......................................... 120
Guidelines for Pharmacokinetic Studies ............. 90
Investigational products GMP
Guidelines for Stability Tests .............................. 83
Investigational products ................................... 116
Guidelines for Toxicity Tests ............................... 85
Standards to assure quality of imported drugs
Guidelines on Physicochemical Properties,
(GMPI)
Specifications, and Tests Methods→ Specifications: Quality
GMP
H
Standards to assure quality of imported drugs
(GMPI) ...................................................... 121
Health insurance programs ...............................196
GMPI
History ...........................................................196
Standards to assure quality
Health Policy Bureau (HPB) .............................. 5
GMPI
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Manufacturing/Marketing License ...................... 25
I
Marketing Approvals
ICH.................................................................... 126
→Necessity .................................................... 28
ICH pyramid ................................................. → ICH
Medical benefits under NHI programs ...............197
IF
Microdose studies .............................................. 98
Pharmaceutical Interview Forms................... 183
Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare (MHLW)
Infectious Diseases Information Center (NIID) .... 12
Organization and function ................................ 1
Information for drugs which completed
reexamination or reevaluation....................... 189
N
International Conference on Harmonization (ICH)
National Institute of Biomedical Innovation ........ 10
International Conference on Harmonization
National Institute of Health Sciences (Health
(ICH) ......................................................... 126
Sciences) ......................................................... 6
Interview advice meetings .. → PMDA consultations
National Institute of Infectious Diseases (NIID) .. 12
Investigational product GMP Investigational
NHI price list ......................................................199
product GMP................................................. 116
NHI reimbursement of medical fees ..................198
Investigational products
Nonclinical studies
Quality ............................................................ 95
Requirements................................................. 94
Issues Related to the Use of Determination of
Nonclinical Studies .............................................. →
Unapproved Drugs and Off-label Use ........... 204
Non-prescription drug
Package inserts ............................................191
J
Non-prescription drugs ....................................... 23
Japan Health Sciences Foundation (HPB) ............ 6
Non-prescription Drugs ..........................................
Japanese Pharmacopoeia (JP) ........................... 50
→ Approval application: Non-prescription drugs
L
O
Labeling and Package Inserts
Office of Cellular and Tissue-based Products ...... 9
Necessity ........................................................ 31
Office of Chemical Safety (PFSB) ........................ 3
Labeling of excipients ....................................... 180
Office of Compliance and Standards (PMDA) .... 10
Law Concerning Access to Information ............... 37
Office of Direction for Health-Related Services
M
(HPB) ............................................................... 5
Manufacturing Businesses License..................... 25
Office of Drug Induced Damages (PFSB) ............ 2
Manufacturing license requirements for drugs .. 119
Office of International Programs (PMDA) ............. 8
Manufacturing/Marketing Approvals
Office of Medical Devices Evaluation (PFSB) ...... 3
Necessity ........................................................ 26
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Office of Medical Devices II (PMDA) ................... 10
Pharmaceutical and Food Safety Bureau (PFSB) 2
Office of Medical Devices III (PMDA) .................. 10
Pharmaceutical inspections ............................... 54
Office of New Drug I (PMDA) ................................ 8
Pharmaceutical Interview Forms (IF) ................183
Office of New Drug II (PMDA) ............................... 9
Pharmaceutical laws and regulations ................. 17
Office of New Drug III (PMDA) .............................. 9
Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency
Office of New Drug IV (PMDA).............................. 9
(PMDA, KIKO).................................................. 6
Office of OTC and Generics (PMDA) .................... 9
Pharmacological studies
Office of Review Administration (PMDA) ............... 8
Requirements................................................. 94
Office of Review Management (PMDA) ................ 8
Phase I of clinical studies
Office of Safety (PMDA) ...................................... 10
Phase I of clinical studies ............................... 96
Office of Standards and Guidelines Development
Phase II of clinical studies .................................. 96
(PMDA) ............................................................. 8
Phase III of clinical studies ................................. 97
Office of Vaccines and Blood Products (PMDA) ... 9
Phase III of clinical studies ............................. 97
On-site reviews ...................................... → Review
PMS ..................................................................140
Orphan Drugs ..................................................... 45
SOP ..............................................................145
Outline of pharmaceutical regulations ................. 22
Post-marketing surveillance (PMS) ...................140
Outline of prescription of drug information ........ 182
Precautions (package inserts) ...........................178
Prescription drugs .............................................. 22
P
Prescription Drugs..................................................
Package inserts
→ Approval application: Prescription drugs
Background................................................... 174
Prevention of Medical Accidents ........................ 55
Commentaries on Precautions...................... 190
Pricing formula for reimbursement price revisions200
Guidelines ..................................................... 175
Priority Review ................................................... 44
Headings and their sequence ....................... 177
Priority reviews ................................................... 17
Information to supplement package Inserts .. 182
Product Recalls ......................................................
Non-prescription drugs ................................. 191
→ Recall
Style and format ............................................ 176
Public disclosure of information on new drug
Package Inserts in English ................................ 182
development .................................................125
Paper reviews ........................................ → Review
R
Patent System..................................................... 38
Periodic safety reports ...................................... 164
Recent revisions of NHI price list ......................201
Pharmaceutical Affairs and Food Sanitation
Reevaluation
Council (PAFSC) ............................................. 11
General .......................................................... 35
Pharmaceutical Affairs Law ................................. 17
System ..........................................................167
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Reexamination
Reporting system by Medical Personnel .......161
Data and procedures .................................... 165
WHO safety monitoring program...................162
Data for review.............................................. 115
Safety Measures against Bovine ........................ 56
Designated classifications ............................ 166
Safety monitoring
Designation of drugs ..................................... 163
During clinical studies ...................................107
General ........................................................... 35
Safety studies
System .......................................................... 162
Requirements................................................. 94
Reexamination and reevaluation
SOP for PMS.....................................................145
Information for drugs which completed
Specifications of drugs: Guidelines:Specifications
reexamination or reevaluation .................. 189
of drugs: Guidelines ....................................... 82
Reexamination and reevaluation
Specified biological products .............................. 24
Compliance review data................................ 157
Stability tests of drugs
Reimbursement prices for new drugs ............... 202
Guidelines:Stability tests of drugs
Research and Development Division (HPB) ......... 5
Guidelines......................................................... 82
Reviews and Guidance by the PMDA (KIKO) ..... 68
Standards for Biological Materials ...................... 53
Risk Management Plan ....................................... 36
Studies of drug interactions ................................ 98
Risk management plan (RMP) PMS: Risk management planStudies
(RMP) of drug metabolites ................................ 98
S
U
Safety Division (PFSB) ......................................... 4
Unapproved drugs and drugs of off-label use .... 47
Safety flash report ........................................... 187
W
safety information
WHO safety monitoring program .......................162
Safety information
Electronic information dissemination ............ 190
Periodic safety reports .................................. 164
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English Regulatory Information Task Force
Leader: Katsunori KURUSU
(Chapter 1)
Katsunori KURUSU
Regulatory Development
Regulatory Affairs
Sanofi KK
(Chapter 2)
Tsuyoshi KOBAYASHI
Japan Development Regulatory Affairs
Global Regulatory Affairs CFU
Eisai Co, Ltd
Katsunori INUI
Regulatory Affairs
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited
(Chapter 3)
Yoshiyuki YONEDA
New Drug Regulatory Affairs
Daiichi Sankyo Co, Ltd
Kazuhiro SASAKI
Regulatory Development, Regulatory Affairs
Research and Development
Janssen Pharmaceutical KK
Kanji HIRAI
Regulatory Affairs Area, Japan Development
MSD KK
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Yasuhiro HASEGAWA
Development Regulatory Affairs
Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corp
(Chapter 4)
Kazuyo MARUCHI
Product Development Regulatory Affairs
Shionogi & Co, Ltd
(Chapter 5)
Takashi TSUJI
Pharmacovigilance and Quality Assurance
Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co, Ltd
Yuichi TAKIDO
Quality & Regulatory Compliance
Chugai Pharmaceutical Co, Ltd
(Chapter 6)
Toshio SATO
Regulatory Affairs
Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co, Ltd
Translation
Takumi ISHIDA
Japan Medical Linguistics Institute
Contact: JPMA Liaison
International Affairs
JPMA
E-Mail: international @ jpma.or.jp
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PHARMACEUTICAL ADMINISTRATION
AND REGULATIONS IN JAPAN
Prepared: March 2014
Edited by
ENGLISH REGULATORY INFORMATION TASK FORCE
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
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