AI-Assisted Quality Risk Detection for UK Research Sites

Four site record sets each reading flat on their own, with one combined trace rising above them to a marked quality risk pattern

Quality risk detection at a UK research site reads patterns across the deviation log, the CAPA record, the training file and the document register. This guide covers the four signals that appear only across records, what each indicates, the record that confirms it and who decides.

UK GDPR for Clinical Trial Sites: What Your Systems Must Do

A slab of trial data processing resting on a solid Article 6 and Article 9(2)(j) pillar, with a detached dashed consent pillar carrying no load

UK GDPR compliance in trials rests on an Article 6 lawful basis of public task or legitimate interests, the Article 9(2)(j) research condition and the Data Protection Act 2018 safeguards. This guide covers the six legal layers, the controller split, what a platform must do, where trial data may be hosted and what the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 changes.

Is It Safe to Use AI in GxP Clinical Trial Systems? What MHRA Expects

AI in GxP clinical trial systems under MHRA guidance: a dashed AI proposal passes through a human review gate before it becomes a signed GCP record

Yes, where the system is validated for its intended use, a named person reviews each output before it becomes a record, and the audit trail shows what the model proposed and who confirmed it. This guide covers what the MHRA has published, the fabricated-citation failure mode, the may and must-never list, the audit trail, change control and the vendor questions.

What Does an MHRA Inspector Look For in a Pharmacy Site File?

One kit number pulled as a crimson thread through five stacked pharmacy records: receipt, storage, prescription, dispensing and disposition

An MHRA inspector looks in a pharmacy site file for evidence that the site can rebuild the history of any unit of investigational medicinal product on demand. This guide covers the notification and dossier, what is requested and in what order, the walkthrough, the single unit trace and how findings are graded.

Who Releases IMP to a UK Site, and What Is QP Release?

Two keys turning one lock: a Qualified Person certifies the batch and the sponsor releases the pharmacy, and both must turn before a first dispense

A Qualified Person releases an IMP batch by certifying it, and the sponsor releases that stock to a named site. This guide covers QP certification, the MIA(IMP) behind it, how an imported product reaches a UK site, the green light to dispense, and which release documents a pharmacy files.

IMP Labelling Requirements for UK Trials

Six regulation 46(1) particulars converging on one clinical trial medicine label, which identifies one pack for one participant

IMP labelling requirements for UK trials are set by regulation 46 of the Clinical Trials Regulations, as amended from 28 April 2026. This guide covers the particulars a full label must show, which labelling set applies to which product, who may apply or change a label, and expiry extension at site.

Blinding in the Pharmacy: Keeping the Secret and Breaking It in an Emergency

Blinding in the pharmacy: a trial kit label showing only kit number 1047, with the treatment allocation sealed below a break line and released for one emergency

Blinding in the pharmacy means holding the treatment allocation out of reach of the trial team, and releasing it for one participant when a clinical emergency requires it. This guide covers who may know what is inside a kit, what ICH E6(R3) section 2.11 requires, how a code break runs, and what is recorded.

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