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trial, or the director of the medical<br />

<strong>in</strong>stitutions <strong>in</strong>volved.<br />

• When the trial is completed or<br />

discont<strong>in</strong>ued, the results obta<strong>in</strong>ed<br />

must be compiled <strong>in</strong> a cl<strong>in</strong>ical trial<br />

report. When the person conduct<strong>in</strong>g<br />

the cl<strong>in</strong>ical trial learns that the study<br />

results collected from the trial<br />

concerned were not attached to the<br />

application form as application data,<br />

this fact <strong>and</strong> the reason for it must be<br />

notified <strong>in</strong> writ<strong>in</strong>g to the directors of the<br />

medical <strong>in</strong>stitutions perform<strong>in</strong>g the<br />

trial.<br />

• Records related to the cl<strong>in</strong>ical trial<br />

must be reta<strong>in</strong>ed for the specified<br />

period.<br />

Chapter 4: St<strong>and</strong>ards for conduct of<br />

cl<strong>in</strong>ical trials (Articles 27 to 55)<br />

Provisions to be followed by the<br />

medical <strong>in</strong>stitutions perform<strong>in</strong>g cl<strong>in</strong>ical<br />

trials scientifically <strong>and</strong> ethically<br />

1) Provisions concern<strong>in</strong>g the<br />

Institutional Review Boards (IRB)<br />

(Articles 27 to 34)<br />

• An Institutional Review Board<br />

(IRB), which should meet the<br />

requirements specified <strong>in</strong> Article<br />

28, must be established by the<br />

director of the medical <strong>in</strong>stitution<br />

perform<strong>in</strong>g the trial to review <strong>and</strong><br />

discuss the proper conduct of<br />

<strong>Pharmaceutical</strong> <strong>Regulations</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Japan</strong>:<br />

cl<strong>in</strong>ical trials <strong>and</strong> other matters<br />

related to the trials. (However, it<br />

is not always necessary to<br />

establish an IRB <strong>in</strong> each medical<br />

<strong>in</strong>stitution perform<strong>in</strong>g the study.)<br />

• The IRB must review the ethical<br />

<strong>and</strong> scientific appropriateness of<br />

the cl<strong>in</strong>ical trial subject to review<br />

on the basis of the documents<br />

specified <strong>in</strong> Article 32, <strong>and</strong> state<br />

its op<strong>in</strong>ion.<br />

• The person establish<strong>in</strong>g the IRB<br />

must keep records of meet<strong>in</strong>gs<br />

<strong>and</strong> prepare a summary <strong>and</strong><br />

reta<strong>in</strong> these documents for set<br />

periods such as 3 years after<br />

completion of the cl<strong>in</strong>ical study.<br />

The st<strong>and</strong>ard operat<strong>in</strong>g<br />

procedures, list of members, <strong>and</strong><br />

summary of meet<strong>in</strong>g records<br />

prepared for the IRB must be<br />

made public. On the PMDA<br />

webpage (http://www.pmda.go.jp),<br />

the name of the IRB, the name of<br />

the person establish<strong>in</strong>g the IRB,<br />

the address, <strong>and</strong> webpage<br />

address must be recorded to<br />

create an environment that<br />

facilitates acquisition of<br />

study-related <strong>in</strong>formation by<br />

cl<strong>in</strong>ical study collaborators <strong>and</strong><br />

keeps a wider public <strong>in</strong>formed<br />

(Notification No. 1001013 of the<br />

2011-3 - 103 -

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