Regulatory Basics
Priory Analysts' uses a ‘5x5' matrix in approaching regulatory affairs. ‘five-by-five' means Five Rules and Five Steps.
Five Rules in Regulatory:
Rule 1: In the medical device business regulatory is king - but must not be dictator
Rule 2: Regulatory requirements must be considered from design concept to disposal
Rule 3: What trading blocks or markets are we aiming at?
Rule 4: Record everything
Rule 5: The source of good regulatory is good, ethical science. However not all good science is good regulatory
Five Steps in Regulatory:
Step 1: Define the product - what does it do? Is it a medical device?
Step 2: Know the law
Step 3: Plan the data requirements
Step 4: Write everything down clearly, concisely and well structured
Step 5: Undergo assessment by an external regulatory authority
