Regulatory Oversight and Compliance

Providing prescription drug benefits for senior citizens is a pressing issue for Congress, pharmaceutical manufacturers, pharmacies, and ultimately the beneficiaries of proposed plans.

The authors forecast how the current industry events and trends will affect computer validation in the future.

The Center for Drug Evaluation and Research is adopting new approaches to how it oversees the development and approval of new drugs and how it ensures the safe use of prescription drugs by the public.

Current events and trends in regulations, business practices, and technology forecast the future of computer validation.

FDA's new initiatives for the safe use of prescription drugs try to balance manufacturers' concerns about increased regulations with a low-risk approach to patient safety.