Singapore legislation

Regulation 25

of Health Products (Clinical Trials) Regulations 2016

Regulation 25

Notifications of unexpected serious adverse drug reactions

Subregulation 1

Where any USADR occurs in a subject during a clinical trial which results in death or is life‑threatening, the sponsor must ensure that —

(a)

all relevant information about the USADR is —

(i)

recorded; and

(ii)

reported to the Authority as soon as possible and in any event not later than 7 days after the sponsor first becomes aware of the event; and

(b)

any additional relevant information about the USADR is —

(i)

recorded; and

(ii)

sent to the Authority within 8 days of making the record referred to in sub‑paragraph (i).

Subregulation 2

Where any USADR occurs in a subject during the clinical trial, other than a USADR referred to in paragraph (1), the sponsor must ensure that all relevant information about the reaction is —

(a)

recorded; and

(b)

reported to the Authority as soon as possible and in any event not later than 15 days after the sponsor first becomes aware of the event.

Subregulation 3

Upon a request made by the Authority, the sponsor must furnish to the Authority a report of —

(a)

the sponsor’s assessment of the risks associated with a USADR; and

(b)

the steps proposed to be taken —

(i)

to mitigate the risk; and

(ii)

to inform the person whose consent is required for a person to be a subject or to continue to be a subject in the clinical trial, of the risk.

Subregulation 4

The sponsor must furnish the report referred to in paragraph (3) as soon as possible and in any event no later than 14 days after the Authority’s request.