In May 2016 the Bulgarian Drug Agency (BDA) completed the first DCP with RMS Bulgaria. They now announced that in August 2016 the first mutual recognition procedure (MRP) will start with reference member state (RMS) Bulgaria and the concerned member state is Romania. Both procedures...
Starting from 13 June 2016 onwards the transitional rules for submission of PSURs to the National Competent Authorities are no longer applicable. MAHs are now required to submit PSURs directly to the PSUR repository using the eSubmission Gateway. Except PSURs for products under Article 58...
The Bulgarian Drug Agency (BDA) announced that on May 10th, 2016 they completed the first decentralised procedure for authorising medicinal product where the reference member state (RMS) is Bulgaria. The procedure has been accepted by all six concerned member states. Gaining experience to act as RMS...
Based on the application of Article 57(2) of Regulation (EC) No 726/2004, as of 1 February 2016 the marketing authorisation holders of medicinal products for human use are no longer required to submit type IA variations in relation to administrative changes to the Qualified Person...
The Bulgarian Drug Agency (BDA) announced that starting from January 1st, 2016 the use of the EU Electronic Application Forms (eAF) for initial marketing authorisations, renewals and variations concerning medicinal products for human use is mandatory for national procedures, as well as mutual recognition and...
After the amendments made to the Bulgarian regulation on pricing and reimbursement in December 2014, it is now hard to say if the government is regulating or registering OTC prices in Bulgaria. According to the Bulgarian Law on Medicinal Products in Human Medicine (the Drug Law),...
Following the developments of the pharmacovigilance legislations at EU level Bulgaria imposed the requirement for the appointment by the marketing authorisation holders (MAHs) of a local contact person for pharmacovigilance issues (LPPV) for medicinal products for human use. The national legislation does not contain detailed requirements...
In June 2014 the Romanian National Agency for Medicines and Medical Devices (NAMMD) announced that in addition to the usual submission procedure - direct submission at the NAMMD headquarters, e-submission of documentation to the NAMMD may also be performed via the Common European Submission Platform...
The prices of RX medicinal products are regulated by the National Council on Pricing and Reimbursement in Bulgaria. Before placing any RX medicinal product (whether reimbursed or non-reimbursed) on the Bulgarian market the concerned marketing authorisation holders (MAH) have to initiate administrative procedure for price...
With the amendments in the EU pharmacovigilance framework the Member States have the option to request the nomination of a contact person for pharmacovigilance issues at national level reporting to the EU QPPV, European qualified person responsible for pharmacovigilance activities (article 104, paragraph 4 of...