HRA Update: New pharmacy set-up pilot opening

Date: 23 June 2025

The HRA are looking for sponsors to take part in a new pilot designed to test a streamlined study set-up pathway and mandated UK wide Pharmacy Technical Assurance process within early-phase oncology trials via the ECMC network.

The pilot aims to remove unnecessary duplication and support sponsors to provide the right information, to the right people, at the right time, to enable sites to focus on the parts of set-up that only they can do.

This will include testing a new framework of additional guidance and support, to help sponsors and sites work together in a consistent way.

Sponsors who are interested in taking part in the pilot and would like to receive a copy of the draft guidance can express an interest by emailing pilot.testing@hra.nhs.uk referencing ‘pharmacy set-up pilot’ in the email subject. 

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