Australia To Make eCTD Mandatory From 2020
Executive Summary
The Therapeutic Goods Administration plans to make the electronic CTD format mandatory for all prescription drug submissions from July 2020, saying this will reduce the time and cost involved in making and evaluating regulatory submissions and bring Australia into line with other international regulators.
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