How to get a medicine approved in Europe

Submitting an MAA is a significant undertaking. Planning an MAA should start 2–3 years before submission to ensure adequate time to navigate the regulatory milestones and assemble all the dossier components.

This overview includes

  • The key regulatory deliverables to complete before submitting a marketing authorisation application (MAA)
  • The pre-submission MAA steps with timelines
  • The drug evaluation process in Europe
  • The drug evaluation timelines
  • An overview of reference medicinal products and exclusivity benefits
  • The EMA vs the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) drug evaluation process
  • Information about Module 1 of the MAA dossier

How Somerville Development Partners can help medicine developers hoping to get a drug approved.

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