EU Picks Up The Pace On Home Delivery Of Study Drugs
Executive Summary
As drug companies get “really organized” about incorporating patient-centric elements in their clinical trials, a senior executive at a global courier company says the time is ripe for the EU to produce harmonized guidance on easing a clinical trial participant’s access to the study drug.
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