Regulatory reliance: Optimizing resources and speeding patient access
Regulatory reliance allows national regulatory authorities to draw on the scientific assessments and decisions of trusted, more experienced regulators while preserving their sovereign decision-making authority.
In RF Quarterly, Jenniffer Quintero Ovalle provides an overview of reliance principles, highlighting global and regional initiatives and exploring their implications for regulatory efficiency and capacity building.
"By fostering collaboration and mutual trust," she writes, "regulatory reliance contributes to equitable and improved patient access to medicines and medical devices."
