Key Steps Toward Using Artificial Intelligence in Pharmacovigilance – Sidley Insights on the Recent CIOMS Draft Report

The Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences Working Group XIV (CIOMS) has produced a draft report (the Draft Report) on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in pharmacovigilance (PV). Torrey Cope, Anna Melin, and Andrew James provide insights on how life sciences companies can take steps to implement key concepts from the Draft Report.

Unauthorized Drug Importation by Alternative Funding Programs: What Pharmaceutical Companies Need to Know and Options on How to Respond

Some entities known as Alternative Funding Programs (AFPs) are engaged in the unauthorized importation of specialty drugs into the United States and may pose a growing threat to the U.S. drug supply. Article authored by Benjamin B. Correa and Kathy P. Lee.