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RWD WG

Activities

The purpose of this WG is to deal with regulatory issues related to Real World Data (RWD) such as utilization of patient registry data and medical information databases. The WG contributes to clarify general principles on RWD utilization and data reliability ranging from development through post-marketing surveillance of drugs and medical devices, etc.

  • Publicize the MHLW notifications on RWD utilization in Japan and overseas.
  • Extract potential issues with implementing the notifications.
  • Announce results of the WG’s activity (e.g., organizing examples of regulatory use of RWD, or facilitating RWD utilization) in Japan and overseas.


RWD WG conducts follow-up of ‘Notification on basic principles on utilization’ and ‘Notification of points to consider for ensuring reliability’.


1) "Basic principles on Utilization of Registry for Applications" (PSEHB/PED Notification No.0323-1, PSEHB/MDED Notification No.0323-1 by the Directors of the Pharmaceutical Evaluation Division and the Medical Device Evaluation Division, MHLW, dated Mar. 23, 2021)

2) "Questions and Answers (Q&A) on Points to Consider for Ensuring the Reliability in Utilization of Data from Registry or Medical Information Database in Applications for Marketing Approval and Re-examination for Drugs"(Administrative Notice by the Director of the Pharmaceutical Evaluation Division, MHLW, dated Sep. 14, 2022)

3) "Questions and Answers (Q&A) on Points to Consider for Ensuring the Reliability in Utilization of Data from Registry or Medical Information Database in Applications for Marketing Approval and Re-examination for Regenerative Medical Products" (Administrative Notice by the Director of the Medical Device Evaluation Division, MHLW, dated Mar. 31)

Established

April, 2021

Members

Office of New Drug I to V
Office of Cellular and Tissue-based Products
Office of Vaccines and Blood Products
Office of Medical Devices I to II
Office of Standards and Compliance for Medical Devices
Office of Manufacturing Quality and Vigilance for Medical Devices
Office of Non-clinical and Clinical Compliance I
Office of Medical Informatics and Science
Office of Pharmacovigilance I to II
Office of International Programs
Office of Regulatory Science Coordination

Related Notification

March 31, 2023
Administrative Notice

 

September 14, 2022
Administrative Notice

 

March 23, 2021
PSEHB/PED Notification No.0323-2・PSEHB/MDED Notification No.0323-2

 

March 23, 2021
PSEHB/PED Notification No.0323-1・PSEHB/MDED Notification No.0323-1

 
  • Basic principles in conducting a validation study of outcome definitions used for post-marketing database study

July 31, 2020
PMDA/CRS Notification No.0731002・PMDA/CPE Notification No.0731002

 

March 23, 2020
PSEHB/MDED Notification No.0323-4

 

June 19, 2019 (abolished)
Administrative Notice

 

March 14, 2019
PSEHB/PED Notification No.0314-4・PSEHB/SD Notification No.0314-4
 

December 19, 2018
PSEHB/MDED Notification No.1219-4

 

February 21, 2018
PSEHB/PED Notification No.0221-1

 
  • Contents and format of a study protocol for Post-marketing Database Study

January 23, 2018
 

  • Amendment of Ministerial Ordinance on Good Post-marketing Study Practice for Drugs

October 26, 2017
Ordinance of MHLW No.116

 
  • Basic principles on the utilization oh health information databases for Post-Marketing Surveillance of Medical Products

June 09, 2017
PSEHB/PED Notification No.0609-8・PSEHB/SD Notification No.0609-4
 

March 31, 2014