ICMRA statement on COVID-19: International regulators pledge collective support to combat COVID-19
Collective support to combat COVID-19
In April 2020, ICMRA members pledged to strengthen global collaborative efforts to align the facilitation of rapid development, approval and global roll-out of safe and effective medicines to prevent and treat COVID-19.
ICMRA statement on COVID-19: International regulators pledge collective support to combat COVID-19 (28 April 2020)
In their joint statement ICMRA members recommend that:
- governments and the international research community should prioritise large, well-designed, controlled clinical trials. Such trials are most likely to generate the conclusive evidence that developers and regulators need to enable the rapid development and approval of potential COVID-19 treatments;
- a global approach should be developed to achieve equitable access around the world to treatments and vaccines against COVID-19;
- pharmaceutical industry should work cooperatively in addressing medicine supply issues, shortages and decreased manufacturing capacities.