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      Enabling an Accelerated Development Path for Chlorhexidine Digluconate Gel 7.1% w/w for the Prevention of Omphalitis

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          In 2012, the United Nations (UN), identified chlorhexidine as a Life-saving Commodity and called for the development of a chlorhexidine product suitable for the prevention of omphalitis (umbilical cord infection) in developing countries. In response, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) set out to develop a chlorhexidine digluconate 7.1% w/w gel, in partnership with Save the Children. The vision was to develop a gel which could pass a stringent regulatory review thereby assuring a safe, effective, and quality product. Review under the European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) Article 58 pathway was pursued, with accelerated assessment granted. The regulatory dossier compiled literature-based evidence for clinical efficacy and safety, supplemented by GSK-generated in-vitro studies and a full CMC data package to support the quality. No new clinical trial data or in vivo non-clinical study data were submitted. A positive opinion from the EMA was received in 2016. The time from the initial UN call to EMA Positive Opinion was 3 years and 7 months.

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          Journal
          BJPharm
          British Journal of Pharmacy
          University of Huddersfield Press
          2058-8356
          11 July 2018
          : 2
          : 2 , Proceedings of the 8 th APS International PharmSci 2017
          : S45-S46
          Affiliations
          GlaxoSmithKline R&D Ltd, Gunnels Wood Road, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG1 2NY, UK
          Author notes
          *Corresponding author. Tel.: +44 7818 527850 E-mail: elena.deangelis@ 123456gsk.com
          Article
          10.5920/bjpharm.2017.31
          9dbd16b6-1264-409b-9eef-765c8d2fb2b3
          © 2017, L. Immins, N. Jibry, D. Hunt, K. Cheng, P. Chowdhury, C. Patel, S. Wilhelm, E. DeAngelis, P. Williams

          This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY) 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.

          History
          : 06 April 2017
          : 07 August 2017

          Medicine,Pharmacology & Pharmaceutical medicine,Health & Social care
          chlorhexidine,Article 58,gel,acceleration

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