Common Technical Document
Common Technical Document
Common Technical Document
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ORIGIN OF CTD…
ICH
EWG
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CTD
CTD
CTD IS A JOINT EFFORT OF 3 REGULATORY AGENCIES:
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Any guideline which is given by ICH passes through different steps.
These different steps are called STATUS of that GUIDELINE.
Status of CTD
STATUS FUNCTIONALITY
STEP 4 STATUS ACHIEVED IN
Step 1 Development of Consensus NOV.2000 IN 5TH ICH
CONFERENCE IN SANDIEGO..
Step 2 Text released for consultation
STEP 5 STATUS ACHIEVED IN
Step 3 Consultation outside ICH MAY.2001 IN ICH MEETING IN
TOKYO.
Step 4 ICH guideline finalized
GUIDANCE MADE AVAILABLE
Step 5 Implementation TO INDUSTRY IN OCTOBER
16,2001 BY FDA.
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SIGNIFICANCE OF CTD:
Avoid generating and compiling different registration dossiers
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STRUCTURE OF CTD:
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NOT A PART OF
CTD
MODULE 1
1.REGIONAL INFO.
1.1 ToC
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Paper CTD eCTD
c 1
Do
c 2 File 1 File 2
Do
c 3
Do
c 4
Do
File 3 File 4
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eCTD:electronic CTD
- Developed by M2 EWG (Multidisciplinary 2 Expert
Working Group) of ICH.
Paper submission
has been replaced
by electronic
submission
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Characteristics of eCTD:-
REASONS:
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3. All eCTD Submissions Include Module 1
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Nomenclature for files and eCTD
submission.
EXAMPLE:- MODULE 2 FILE NOMENCLATURE AND eCTD submission
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Agency Sites with eCTD
submission Information
FDA : http://www.fda.gov/cder/regulatory/ersr/ectd.htm
EMEA(EU) : http://esubmission.eudra.org/
MHLW(JP) : http://www.mhlw.go.jp/english/index.html
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Summary
CTD was introduced with the aim to harmonize
submission of technical data for registration of human
use in different regions.
http://www.tga.gov.au/docs/html/eugctd.htm
http://www.tga.gov.au/docs/pdf/euguide/tgamod1.pdf
http://www.tga.gov.au/docs/pdf/euguide/ich/ctdm2quality.pdf
http://www.tga.gov.au/docs/pdf/euguide/ich/ctdm2safety.pdf
http://www.tga.gov.au/docs/pdf/euguide/ich/ctdm2efficacy.pdf
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Study questions:
1. What is CTD?
What are the advantages of it?
(uni. exam…2005)
3. What is CTD?
Why it is introduced? Who regulates it?
Give diagrammatic representation, advantages and
exclusions of it. (uni. exam…2007)
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REFERENCES:-
www.ich.org
http://www.fda.gov/cder/regulatory/ersr/ectd.htm
http://esubmission.eudra.org/
http://www.mhlw.go.jp/english/index.html
http://www.tga.gov.au/docs/html/eugctd.htm
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