Tag Archives: eCTD

FDA Issues New PDF Specifications

  In the chaos of the holidays, you might have missed the release of an important new guidance from FDA.  On 20 December 2011, FDA issued version 3 of “FDA Portable Document Format (PDF) Specifications,” fulfilling a promise made at … Continue reading

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Pre-IND Submissions in eCTD Format

Historically, we made our Pre-IND submissions in paper (e.g., Pre-IND meeting request, briefing package, and meeting minutes) and we began using eCTD format with the initial IND submission.  However, since FDA assigns a Pre-IND number, which ultimately becomes the IND … Continue reading

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Health Canada Increases Acceptance of eCTD Electronic-only Filings

Late last week, Health Canada (HC) announced that it is further expanding its acceptance of regulatory submissions in the eCTD electronic-only format. In addition the submission types already accepted in eCTD electronic-only format (including those added to the list earlier … Continue reading

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Transitioning from Paper to eCTD Submissions

A common question that many sponsors ask is, “Can we switch a paper application over to eCTD format?”  The short answer is, “Yes.”  For a more detailed explanation, check out my new guest post over at GlobalSubmit’s blog, The eCTD … Continue reading

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Free Educational Webinar – Reasons to Switch to eCTD

UPDATE: The webinar slides are now available for download here (PDF). The eCTD format continues to grow as the standard for regulatory submissions worldwide, and the FDA has made it very clear that it prefers to receive submissions in eCTD … Continue reading

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