Maricopa Community Colleges  CRC297   20086-99999 

Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 6-24-08

CRC297  2008 Fall – 2010 Summer II

LEC  3.0 Credit(s)  3.0 Period(s)  3.0 Load  Occ

Clinical Trial Material and Device Accountability

Overview of Clinical Trial Material (CTM) from development and manufacturing to accountability and destruction along with comparable device processes. Roles of a Clinical Research Associate (CRA) relative to Clinical Trial Materials/Devices. Investigational New Drug (IND) applications, good manufacturing practices, importing and exporting of CTMs/devices, packaging and stability, accountability records, destruction requirements and review of regulatory considerations.

Prerequisites: CRC290.

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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:

 

CRC297  2008 Fall – 2010 Summer II

Clinical Trial Material and Device Accountability

 

1.

Review and discuss the regulations for controlled substances, including Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) regulations for shipping, storing and destruction of these substances. (I)

2.

Compare and contrast good manufacturing practices for clinical trial materials versus devices. (I)

3.

Explain timelines associated with global studies (considering the importation and exportation of clinical trial material). (I)

4.

Explain the similarities and differences in an Investigational New Drug (IND) application and an Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) process. (I)

5.

Compare and Contrast the Clinical Research Associate (CRA) role in drug versus device industry. (I, II, IV, V)

6.

Describe the importance of regulatory compliance relative to investigative products/devices in clinical trials. (I, IV)

7.

Describe regulatory requirements for combination products. (I, IV)

8.

Audit a pharmacy binder and patient dispensing binder. (II)

9.

Design regulatory compliant drug and device accountability logs from both a site and sponsor perspective. (II)

10.

Develop a dispensing plan based upon a mock protocol. (III)

11.

Design sample drug packages based upon a study protocol. (III, IV)

12.

Present a training module for a site specifically focusing on the requirements of drug storage, dispensing, accountability and destruction. (III, IV, V)

13.

Complete a mock return of Clinical Trial Material from a site to sponsor/Contract Research Organization. (IV, V)

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MCCCD Official Course Outline:

 

CRC297  2008 Fall – 2010 Summer II

Clinical Trial Material and Device Accountability

 

I. Regulatory Review

A. Investigational New Drug (IND) versus Investigational Device Exemption (IDE)/Premarket Approval Application (PMA)

B. Good manufacturing practices

C. Drug Enforcement Agency

D. Importing and exporting of Clinical Trial Material

E. Special therapeutic considerations (i.e., oncology, etc.)

II. Sponsor versus site

A. Documentation on the sponsor, consultants and Clinical Research Organizations at site level

B. Pharmacy binders

C. Patient charts

D. Compliance

III. Study preparation

A. Packaging designs

B. Dispensing plans and interactive voice response systems

C. Preparation of drug

D. Training for sponsor and site personnel

IV. Special considerations

A. DEA licenses and requirements

B. Site facility needs

C. Oncolytics

D. Labeling requirements for global trials

E. Stability and expiration dating

F. Combination products

V. Destruction of material

A. Documentation

B. Requirements

C. Site versus sponsor versus Clinical Research Organization (CRO)

D. United States versus global

E. Unused versus used investigational materials/devices

 

 

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