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ICH Guidelines harmonize technical and regulatory requirements for drug development across the US, EU, and Japan. This collection brings together ICH quality, safety, efficacy, and multidisciplinary guidance documents in one place, a reference for teams navigating global development and registration standards.

M15 General Principles for Model-Informed Drug Development

June 2nd, 2026|

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of a final guidance for industry entitled “M15 General Principles for Model-Informed Drug Development.” The guidance was prepared under the auspices of the International Council for Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Pharmaceuticals for Human Use (ICH). The guidance...

Q8, Q9, and Q10 Questions and Answers (R5)

May 29th, 2026|

Since the Q8, Q9, and Q10 guidances were made final, experiences implementing the guidances in the ICH regions have given rise to requests for clarification. This question and answer (Q&A) document is intended to clarify key issues. The guidance reflects the current working procedure of the ICH Quality Implementation Working...

M11 Clinical Electronic Structured Harmonised Protocol

May 20th, 2026|

The guidance includes three documents: a guidance, a template, and a technical specification document. The guidance provides the rationale and recommendations for implementing a harmonized digital clinical trial protocol. The template features standardized content structure and formatting, including headers and common text elements. The technical specification document contains harmonized terminologies...

M14 General Principles on Planning, Designing, Analyzing, and Reporting of Non-interventional Studies That Utilize Real-World Data for Safety Assessment of Medicines

March 3rd, 2026|

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of a final guidance for industry entitled “General Principles on Planning, Designing, Analyzing, and Reporting of Non-interventional Studies That Utilize Real-World Data for Safety Assessment of Medicines.” The guidance was prepared under the auspices of the International Council...

E2D(R1) Post-Approval Safety Data: Definitions and Standards for Management and Reporting of Individual Case Safety Reports

March 3rd, 2026|

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of a final guidance for industry entitled “E2D(R1) Postapproval Safety Data: Definitions and Standards for Management and Reporting of Individual Case Safety Reports.” The guidance was prepared under the auspices of the International Council for Harmonisation of Technical...

E22 General Considerations for Patient Preference Studies

February 6th, 2026|

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, Agency, or we) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry entitled “E22 General Considerations for Patient Preference Studies.” The draft guidance was prepared under the auspices of the International Council for Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Pharmaceuticals for Human Use (ICH)....

M4Q(R2) The Common Technical Document for the Registration of Pharmaceuticals for Human Use: Quality

January 20th, 2026|

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, Agency, or we) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry entitled “M4Q(R2) The Common Technical Document for the Registration of Pharmaceuticals for Human Use: Quality.” The draft guidance was prepared under the auspices of the International Council for Harmonisation of Technical...

Q3E Guideline for Extractables and Leachables: Supporting Documentation: Class 3 Leachable Monographs

November 28th, 2025|

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry entitled “Q3E Guideline for Extractables and Leachables” and a draft supporting document entitled “Supporting Documentation: Class 3 Leachable Monographs.” The draft guidance and supporting document were prepared under the auspices of the...

Q3E Guideline for Extractables and Leachables

November 28th, 2025|

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry entitled “Q3E Guideline for Extractables and Leachables” and a draft supporting document entitled “Supporting Documentation: Class 3 Leachable Monographs.” The draft guidance and supporting document were prepared under the auspices of the...

E20 Adaptive Designs for Clinical Trials

September 30th, 2025|

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry entitled “E20 Adaptive Designs for Clinical Trials.” The draft guidance was prepared under the auspices of the International Council for Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Pharmaceuticals for Human Use (ICH). The draft...

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