Common problems and suggestions of biological sample management in drug clinical trials / 中国药房

OBJECTIVE To provide a reference for improving the relevant standard operating procedures （SOP） and biological sample management in drug clinical trials. METHODS According to Good Clinical Practice， Data On-site Verification Points of Drugs Clinical Trials， Human Genetic Resources Management Regulations Implementation Rules， Qualification Examination Rules of Drug Clinical Trials Institution， based on the experience of managing clinical trials programs， the irregularities in biological samples management were analyzed by using statistical quality control tables and protocol deviation （PD） reported by sponsors， in the context of the quality control of drug clinical trials projects managed by the author from July 2016 to May 2023. The precautions in various aspects of sample management were put forward. RESULTS & CONCLUSIONS A total of 101 biospecimen- related irregularities were found in the 60 drug clinical trials projects. Biological sample collection， preservation， and handling were the aspects with the highest incidence of irregular operations in biological sample management， accounting for 37.62%， 25.74%， and 21.78%， respectively. Regulating the management of biospecimens requires multiple efforts. The institutional office and the ethics committee carefully reviewed the consistency of the protocols， informed consent， and genetic office application involving biospecimen collection and handling when the project was initiated. Institutional office quality controllers should pay attention to the attendance and training of authorized personnel at project initiation. The principal investigator， research nurse， collector， handler， transporter， relevant personnel of the central laboratory， and institutional office quality controller have their roles during the project implementation phase. On this basis， all parties involved in the management of biological samples should do a good job of effective communication， find problems and report them in time， and conduct special studies on key aspects.

Status quo and countermeasures of job mobility among clinical research coordinator/clinical research associate in Chongqing / 中国药房

OBJECTIVE To investigate the job mo bility of cl inical research coordinators （CRCs） and clinical research associates（CRAs）in Chongqing ，and to explore the feasible methods to improve the job stability of CRCs and CRAs. METHODS Questionnaire survey was conducted to investigate the job mobility of 200 CRCs and CRAs working in 22 drug clinical trial institutions of Chongqing. The contents included basic information ，job mobility ，and reasons for mobility. RESULTS & CONCLUSIONS Totally 178 valid questionnaires were recovered ，with an efficient recovery rate of 89.00％，of which 110 were recovered from CRCs and 68 were recovered from CRAs. Among the surveyed CRCs and CRAs ，the age distribution was mainly 20-30 years old ，accounting for 87.27％ and 82.35％ of the respective population respectively. The overall educational degree of CRAs were slightly higher than those of CRCs. The majors and previous work experience were mainly related to medicine ；the proportion of other non-medicine-related professions who switched to CRCs was higher than that of CRAs. Totally 88.18％ had CRC working experience within 3 years；after having 1-＜3 years of work experience ，50.00％ had worked in 2 or more work units. Totally 64.70％ had CRA working experience within 3 years；after having 1-＜3 years of work experience ，70.37％ had worked in 2 or more work units. CRCs handled 5.38 items of clinical trials and completed 1.22 items on average ；CRAs handled 7.47 items and completes 2.04 items on average. Main reasons of CRCs and CRAs for job-hopping included low salary below expectations，few promotion opportunities ，and too much workload ，accounting for 83.64％/80.88％，45.45％/39.71％，31.82％/ 26.47％，respectively. As an important part of clinical trials ，CRCs and CRAs had high job mobility. It is suggested to establish a unified industry standard ，standardize the management rights and responsibilities of CRCs and CRAs ，optimize the working mode of CRCs and CRAs ，and improve professional identity and sense of belonging ，so as to improve the job stability of relevant

Common protocol deviations and improvement methods and precautions in drug clinical trials / 中国药房

OBJECTIVE To learn the common proto col deviation （PD）in the process of drug clinical trials and discuss the methods and precautions for preventing and reducing PD so as to provide reference for the standardization of drug clinical trials. METHODS According to Good Clinical Practice ，Notice on Issuing Guidelines for Planning and Reporting of Data Management and Statistical Analysis of Drug Clinical Trials ，Guidelines for Ethical Review of Drug Clinical Trials ，ICH E 3，ICH E 6（R2）and other regulations ，the PD reported in the relevant projects managed by the author from March 2017 to February 2022，as well as the PD found in the submission materials and project quality control ，were sorted out and statistically analyzed. RESULTS & CONCLUSIONS A total of 39 drug clinical trials were included ，and 212 subjects were selected. In all projects ，258 PDs were reported，including 28 major PD （accounting for 10.85％）and 230 ordinary PD （accounting for 89.15％）. The report of PD mainly included missed inspections/tests （93 reports，accounting for 36.05％），lack of visits （36 reports，accounting for 13.95％）， inspection/testing out-of-window （29 reports，accounting for 11.24％），dosage and usage of test drugs （28 reports，accounting for 10.85％），drug over-temperature/missing temperature （21 reports，accounting for 8.14％），etc. Avoiding and reducing the occurrence of PD requires the efforts of multiple parties ：the sponsor designs a reasonable protocol with appropriate interview rate and window period after listening to the opinions of multiple parties ；the investigators and clinical research coordinator should strengthen their own learning and training ，and be familiar with the protocol ，Good Clinical Practice and corresponding regulations；the compliance education of the subjects should be strengthened ；the institutional offices and ethics committees should conduct multi-angle and whole-process supervision and management when a drug clinical trial is approved ，in progress ，and jsyj- concluded，to ensure the safety rights and interests of the zdcxX0079） subjects and the quality of clinical trials. On this basis ，all parties should communicate effectively and timely ，report PD in time ，and conduct special studies on major PD that have com occurred and key links that are prone to PD.

Talking about the Key Points and Notices of Drug Management in Clinical Trials / 中国药房

OBJECTIVE： To provide references for improving the standard operating procedures of drug management in clinical trials and drug management in clinical trials. METHODS： According to Good Clinical Practice （GCP）， Data On-site Verification Points of Drugs Clinical Trial， Qualification Examination Rules of Drug Clinical Trial Institution， based on the quality control project carried out in our hospital since July 2016， the matters needing attention in the non-standard operation and key process of drug management in clinical trial were summarized， and the improvement measures were discussed. RESULTS & CONCLUSIONS： Non-standard drug management is a high-incidence link of non-standard operation in the trial process. Among them， the acceptance， distribution and use of drugs are the three links with the highest incidence of non-standard operation of drug management in the trial process. Therefore， when formulating the relevant management system， each institution should pay attention to it according to its own situation； such as， when accepting drugs in clinical trials， attention should be paid to checking the intact degree of drug packaging； drugs transported in cold chain should also be checked for temperature records and rejected in case of over-temperature； the copies of the waybill should be kept in file with the original to avoid fading of the thermosensitive paper； whether the relevant characteristics of the control drugs and placebos meet the requirements. Institutions can standardize the key links of drug management in the trial process， the time of project establishment， project start-up， quality control and supervision， formulate and constantly improve the relevant drug management system and standard operating procedures （SOP）. For example， when starting a project， attention should be paid to the participation of drug administrators in the training and signature of start-up meeting， whether the design of the form is complete， standardized and operable. It is necessary for clinical trial institutions to pay attention to the standardization and precision of drug management and the key links in clinical trials.

Influence and Reflections on the Work of Drug Clinical Trial Institutions in China after Joining in ICH / 中国药房

OBJECTIVE： To summarize the problems and countermeasures which the construction of drug clinical trial institutions face after China Food and Drug Administration （CFDA） join in ICH， and its effects on clinical study management in China. METHODS： Combined with the experience on Good Clinical Practice （GCP） in our hospital during recent years， reviewing related content of ICH-GCP， the differences between China’s GCP （CFDA-GCP） and ICH-GCP， the problems faced by drug clinical trial institutions after joining in ICH， and the thinking of China’s clinical research were discussed. RESULTS & CONCLUSIONS： There were differences between CFDA-GCP and ICH-GCP in the management concept of clinical drug trials， the structure and function of ethical committees， the protection of the rights and interests of subjects， the choice of researchers and research institutions， management requirements of experimental drugs and the management of documents and data. After joining in ICH， the current organization and management structure， system and standard operating procedures， ethics committee， GCP training and continuing education， professional quality control system， experimental drug management， data management and information system construction and upgrading， clinical research coordinator management and other aspects of the drug clinical trial institutions were far from the requirements of ICH. The standardization of drug clinical trial institutions in China can be further promoted by revising regulations and guidelines， formulating standard operating procedures in line with ICH-GCP， building standardized ethics committees， implementing GCP training and continuing education， improving quality control system and drug management in clinical trials， strengthening hardware and software construction and clinical coordinator management， etc. At the same time， problems such as fewer full-time personnel and weak implementation of the system can be improved by strengthening project management， improving the quality of employees and building normal cross-regional cooperation.

Introduction to Medication Strategy in Paediatrics in Great Britain / 中国药房

OBJECTIVE:To provide the reference for the Chinese government to establish medication policy in paediatrics.METHODS:The paediatric medication strategy set up by British Drug and Health Product Administration Bureau was introduced,and the current situation and problems in paediatric medication were analyzed.RESULTS & CONCLUSION:China should learn from British experience,and establish our own medication strategy in paediatrics as soon as possible.